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Pharmacy, Volume 4, Issue 1

March 2016 - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
8,002 Views
14 Pages

Chronic non-malignant pain (CNMP) is commonly managed by General Practitioners (GPs) in primary care. Analgesics are the mainstay of CNMP management in this setting. Selection of medications by GPs may be influenced by micro factors which are relevan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,840 Views
10 Pages

The uninsured population has much to gain from affordable sources of prescription medications. No prior studies have assessed the prevalence and predictors of low-cost generic drug programs (LCGP) use in the uninsured population in the United States....

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,113 Views
15 Pages

A Study on How Industrial Pharmacists Rank Competences for Pharmacy Practice: A Case for Industrial Pharmacy Specialization

  • Jeffrey Atkinson,
  • Kristien De Paepe,
  • Antonio Sánchez Pozo,
  • Dimitrios Rekkas,
  • Daisy Volmer,
  • Jouni Hirvonen,
  • Borut Bozic,
  • Agnieska Skowron,
  • Constantin Mircioiu and
  • Annie Marcincal
  • + 3 authors

6 February 2016

This paper looks at the way in which industrial pharmacists rank the fundamental competences for pharmacy practice. European industrial pharmacists (n = 135) ranked 68 competences for practice, arranged into 13 clusters of two types (personal and pat...

  • Commentary
  • Open Access
1 Citations
8,043 Views
4 Pages

Social Pharmacy Research in Copenhagen—Maintaining a Broad Approach

  • Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong,
  • Lotte Stig Nørgaard,
  • Helle Wallach-Kildemoes,
  • Lourdes Cantarero-Arévalo and
  • Susanne Kaae

2 February 2016

Social Pharmacy (SP) is a multidisciplinary field to promote the adequate use of medicine. The field of SP is increasingly important due to a numbers of new trends all posing challenges to society. The SP group at the University of Copenhagen has for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,679 Views
12 Pages

What is a Pharmacist: Opinions of Pharmacy Department Academics and Community Pharmacists on Competences Required for Pharmacy Practice

  • Jeffrey Atkinson,
  • Kristien De Paepe,
  • Antonio Sánchez Pozo,
  • Dimitrios Rekkas,
  • Daisy Volmer,
  • Jouni Hirvonen,
  • Borut Bozic,
  • Agnieska Skowron,
  • Constantin Mircioiu and
  • Annie Marcincal
  • + 4 authors

1 February 2016

This paper looks at the opinions of 241 European academics (who provide pharmacy education), and of 258 European community pharmacists (who apply it), on competences for pharmacy practice. A proposal for competences was generated by a panel of expert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,820 Views
16 Pages

Testing of Candidate Icons to Identify Acetaminophen-Containing Medicines

  • Saul Shiffman,
  • Helene Cotton,
  • Christina Jessurun,
  • Mark A. Sembower,
  • Steve Pype and
  • Jerry Phillips

27 January 2016

Adding icons on labels of acetaminophen-containing medicines could help users identify the active ingredient and avoid concomitant use of multiple medicines containing acetaminophen. We evaluated five icons for communication effectiveness. Adults (n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,292 Views
16 Pages

How Do European Pharmacy Students Rank Competences for Practice?

  • Jeffrey Atkinson,
  • Kristien De Paepe,
  • Antonio Sánchez Pozo,
  • Dimitrios Rekkas,
  • Daisy Volmer,
  • Jouni Hirvonen,
  • Borut Bozic,
  • Agnieska Skowron,
  • Constantin Mircioiu and
  • Annie Marcincal
  • + 4 authors

26 January 2016

European students (n = 370), academics (n = 241) and community pharmacists (n = 258) ranked 13 clusters of 68 personal and patient care competences for pharmacy practice. The results show that ranking profiles for all three groups as a rule were simi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5,208 Views
11 Pages

26 January 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a standardized reflection tool on the development of a teaching philosophy statement in a pharmacy residency teaching and learning curriculum program (RTLCP). Pharmacy residents participating in...

  • Project Report
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,292 Views
12 Pages

Advanced Level Practice Education: UK Critical Care Pharmacists’ Opinions in 2015

  • Ruth E. Warin,
  • Richard S. Bourne,
  • Mark Borthwick,
  • Greg Barton and
  • Ian Bates

22 January 2016

National UK standards for critical care highlight the need for clinical pharmacists to practice at an advanced level and above. The aim of this research paper was to describe the views of UK critical care pharmacists on the current provision of Advan...

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