BACKGROUND Like other health professionals, community pharmacists are exposed to stress factors (being efficient, avoiding mistakes and bearing emotional load), but they are also under the pressure of entrepreneurial responsibilities. The main objective was to assess the level of work-related stress in French community pharmacies. The other objectives of the study were to assess the associated ...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the impact of pharmacists' perceptions of errors in dispensing, errors in communication, delays in prescription processing, efficiency and physical mobility in the pharmacy by practice setting and sociotechnical factors (i.e. pharmacy design, drive through pick-up window services and automated dispensing systems). SETTING Community pharmacy practice in the USA. ...

Opioid dependence, despite being the subject of significant public funding, remains a costly burden to Australian society in human and economic terms. The most cost-effective public health strategy for managing opioid dependence is opioid substitution therapy (OST), primarily through the use of methadone or buprenorphine. Supervised dispensing of OST from specialist clinics and community pharma...

AbstractThe present study aimed to evaluate pharmacy practice regarding dietary supplements in Tehran (I.R. Iran). So, the factors affecting on pharmacists' practice including their knowledge, attitude, and some underlying factors were evaluated. This is an observational knowledge; attitude and practice (KAP) study. The unit of analysis include community pharmacies located in Tehran. The data w...

BACKGROUND Effective management of minor ailments in community pharmacies could reduce the burden on alternative high-cost services (general practices, Emergency Departments). Evidence is needed regarding the appropriateness of management of these conditions in community pharmacies. OBJECTIVE To explore the appropriateness of minor ailment management in community pharmacies. SETTING Prospec...

OBJECTIVE To establish statewide medication, disease management, and other clinical programs to serve as advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) training sites for the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, and to guarantee year-round support for the programs by providing pharmacy students with the necessary competencies to carry a significant propo...

BACKGROUND The pressure on healthcare services worldwide has driven the incorporation of disease state management services within community pharmacies in developed countries. Pharmacists are recognised as the most accessible healthcare professionals, and the incorporation of these services facilitates patient care. In Australia, the opportunity to manage pharmacy patients with mental illness ha...

PURPOSE Type 2 diabetes is a major condition impacting morbidity, mortality, and health care costs in Canada. Pharmacists are very accessible and are in an ideal position to promote public health education. The primary goal of this study was to incorporate public health promotion and education into a community pharmacy experiential education rotation for fourth year pharmacy students to screen ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To assess the impact of robotic dispensing machines in community pharmacies on staff efficiency and sales of over-the-counter drugs. SETTING The study was done on 253 community pharmacies in Germany that use a robotic dispensing machine manufactured by ROWA during 2008. METHOD Data concerning the financial and economic impact of using a robotic dispensing machine in comm...

Community water fluoridation (CWF) receives huge support from credible mainstream public health professionals and experts in the field. International endorsement of water fluoridation comes from the World Health Organisation (WHO), United States’ Centers for DiseaseControl andPrevention, US SurgeonGeneral, Royal Society of New Zealand, and in Australia, the National Health and Medical Research ...