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A community pharmacy asthma MUR project in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Subscription
Jane Portlock, PhD, MRPharmS, is principal lecturer in pharmacy practice in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. Michael Holden, MRPharmS, is chief officer, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Pharmaceutical Committee. Shailesh Patel, MSc, MRPharmS, is brand manager, GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd.
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A community pharmacy minor ailment scheme — effective, rapid and convenient Subscription
To determine patients’ views on a minor ailment scheme in order to inform future service development. The NHS plan for England states that, by 2004, patients should be seen either by a GP within 48 hours or by another primary care professional within 24 hours
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A credentialing process for advanced level pharmacists: participant feedback Subscription
This paper describes research suggesting that a credentialing process is feasible and useful for clinical pharmacists, and provides a good measure of competence performance.
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A multidisciplinary audit examining the prescribing of sugar free liquid medicines to children in South Tyneside Subscription
Abstract Aim: To observe the prescribing habits of all Primary Care prescribers and dispensing of liquid medication to children under 16 to examine if sugar free was specified on the prescription. Design: Quantitative data collection by community pharmacists. Subjects and setting: All primary care prescribers in South Tyneside. Results: 49% of prescriptions did ...
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A novel, pharmacist-led strategy to reduce the prescribing of benzodiazepines in Paisley Subscription
To establish and assess a novel strategy to reduce prescribing of benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines, when used short-term, can be rapidly effective and relatively safe in a number of therapeutic areas. However, the long-term prescribing of these drugs is widespread.
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A pilot study assessing the effectiveness of a decision aid on patient adherence with oral bisphosphonate medication Subscription
To assess the effect of a decision aid on adherence with oral bisphosphonate medication prescribed to prevent osteoporotic fracture. Recently there has been an increased emphasis on patients playing an active role in decision-making about their care, and achieving concordance with prescribers around the use of prescribed medicines
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A pilot study of a community pharmacist intervention to promote the effective use of emollients in childhood eczema Subscription
Alison Carr, PhD, is special lecturer in musculoskeletal epidemiology at the University of Nottingham and research director at Clinimatrix. Rohit Patel, BSc, MRPharmS, Mandy Jones, BSc, MRPharmS, and Abdul Suleman, BSc, MRPharmS, are community pharmacists in Hayes,Middlesex.
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A project to profile the community, academic and industrial pharmacy workforce in the area covered by NHS East of England Subscription
AbstractAimTo obtain baseline data for the pharmacy workforce in NHS East of England.Design Point prevalence postal/e-mail survey to establish staffing establishments, number of vacancies, number of trainees and qualifications held.
