Community Pharmacists and Optimization of Patient Medication Use

Dear colleagues,

Over the past decades, the role of community pharmacists has shifted from dispensing drugs to engaging in a pharmaceutical care approach centred on monitoring side effects, drug interactions, adherence and therapeutic objectives in collaboration with the patient, and other healthcare professionals. Community pharmacists can, therefore, play an increasingly key role in optimizing patient medication experience and use. They have frequent encounters with patients, can assess their experience and needs, and can suggest strategies to overcome difficulties related to patients’ medication.

For this Special Issue on “Community Pharmacists and the Optimization of Patient Medication Use”, we seek manuscripts including but not limited to the following topics: (1) models of pharmaceutical care aimed at optimizing patient medication use, (2) the assessment of patient needs and experiences regarding pharmaceutical care aimed at optimizing their medication use, and (3) the development and evaluation of interventions aimed at optimizing patient medication use or their experience. We seek manuscripts reporting research results from systematic reviews and qualitative, quantitative, observational, and interventional studies.

Prof. Sophie Lauzier
Prof. Line Guénette
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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