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An evaluation by patients of pharmacist-led medicines management in southern England Subscription
AbstractAimTo assess patient satisfaction with the domiciliary service provided by the medicines management team (MMT) within the Woodlands elderly resource team in Poole, Dorset. This team aims to prevent hospital admission, and to improve the patient experience of pharmaceutical care.Design Structured interview in domiciliary setting.
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Do patients perceive any benefit from medicines use reviews offered to them in community pharmacies? Subscription
Abstract AimTo determine whether patients benefit following medicines use reviews.DesignPostal questionnaires.Subjects and settings152 patients who had MURs in a community pharmacy in Derby.
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An evaluation of the new CPD learning format “learning@lunch” Subscription
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Care home managers’ views of services provided by community pharmacies Subscription
AbstractAimTo determine care home managers’ views of the services provided by community pharmacists.Design A confidential self-administered postal survey.Subjects and settings2,000 managers of care homes for the elderly in four regions of England.
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The impact of a medicines management service on patients with cystic fibrosis Subscription
AbstractAim To explore the impact of a medicines management service on patient quality of life and stakeholder and patient satisfaction.DesignBefore and after study.
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Does secondary care impact on primary care prescribing performance? Subscription
AbstractAimTo examine the influence of hospital prescribing activity on primary care prescribing activity for statins and for angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-2 receptor antagonists.Design Data were sourced from IMS Health’s dataset.
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Survey of the prescribing of tramadol hydrochloride in primary care for patients over 65 years of age Subscription
A quantitative, cross sectional survey to assess the appropriateness of prescriptions for tramadol hydrochloride and associated adverse effects.
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Using prescribing activity comparators to change medicines use in secondary care Subscription
AbstractAimTo effect change in the use of proton pump inhibitors to support NHS West Midlands indicators for prescribing through the use of prescribing indicators. Design Data were sourced from IMS Health’s dataset.
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Getting the right medicine: a survey of haemodialysis patients in SW Scotland Subscription
AbstractAimTo reduce the number of medicines discrepancies among haemodialysis patients. DesignSurvey.Subjects and settingsAll 37 hospital haemodialysis patients in Dumfries were provided with a booklet containing a list of their current medicines, with instructions to keep the list up to date.
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Comparing the use of inhalation anaesthetics Subscription
Abstract AimTo examine the use of isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane across hospitals in England and explore whether the data can be compared for benchmarking purposes. Design Data were sourced from IMS Health’s dataset.
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