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How to reduce wastage of prescribed drugs — clues from the Isle of Wight Subscription
The annual cost of wasted medicines is estimated at £300m in England from a budget of £8,100m. In the Isle of Wight, out of £23m worth of medicines prescribed, around £1m worth is returned to pharmacies for disposal each year, which costs a further £36,000.
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An investigation into the practices of community pharmacists in relation to smoking cessation advice Subscription
Abstract Aim To investigate current practices of community pharmacists in relation to smoking cessation advice and to explore the reasons for differences in approaches to recruitment of clients and outcomes. Design Multiple methods, using two different techniques (questionnaire and focus group interviews).
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Managing performance concerns in pharmacists: results from surveys of primary care and hospital trusts in England Subscription
ABSTRACTAimTo explore how NHS primary care trusts (PCTs) and hospital trusts in England deal with performance concerns about pharmacists. DesignPostal questionnaire developed based on literature and qualitative interviews.
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Can a partnership programme of support help to empower pharmacists to initiate or increase the number of patient MURs Subscription
ABSTRACT Aim To educate, motivate and support community pharmacists to increase the number of asthma medicines use reviews (MURs).
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Does an antimicrobial section on a drug chart influence prescribing? Subscription
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Would adopting a quality and outcomes framework improve the standard of medicines use reviews in community pharmacy? Subscription
ABSTRACT AimTo evaluate pharmacists’ opinions on the use of a quality and outcomes framework (QOF) as a tool to improve the standard of medicines use reviews (MURs), using an asthma checklist as an example of a possible proposed quality and outcomes framework.
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An exploration of how well final-year pharmacy students understand professionalism Subscription
Abstract AimTo explore final year (year 4) United Kingdom (UK) pharmacy student views on professionalism.Subjects and settingTwo focus groups were conducted with year 4 students at the University of Wolverhampton during the last semester of the course.
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Pharmacist interventions are crucial to increase drug efficacy and thus improve patient recovery Subscription
In hospitals, pharmacist interventions are vital for correcting prescribing errors, thereby increasing patient therapeutic benefit. To provide an optimal service, adequate pharmacy staffing levels need to beachieved.
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An audit of therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparins Subscription
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SUMMARY: Professional competence of pharmacists in recommending Flomax Relief MR to men with lower urinary symptoms Subscription
Michael Kirby, visiting professor at the Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of HertfordshireGraham Phillips, community pharmacist, Manor PharmacyAlison Carr, research director, Hamell
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