Efforts by Pharmacists in Community Pharmacy in Peacetime for Headache Medical Care in Emergencies, Such as Great Earthquake and Disaster.

Efforts by Pharmacists in Community Pharmacy in Peacetime for Headache Medical Care in Emergencies, Such as Great Earthquake and Disaster. Yakugaku Zasshi. 2016;136(11):1541-1555 Authors: Ishii M, Katoh H, Ishibashi M, Ichikawa M, Kurokawa S, Tsukada S, Kasai H, Kiuchi Y, Iwamoto S Abstract  We herein analyzed the issues that pharmacists in a community pharmacy in peacetime need to prepare for regarding headache medical care in emergencies (the state that supply of medical supplies is difficult) using a questionnaire intended for doctors and pharmacists in a community pharmacy. Recovery rates were 48.0% (96/200) for doctors and 37.3% (112/300) for pharmacists. In order to distinguish between patients for whom pharmacists need to "recommend OTC drugs" and those who need to be encouraged "to consult a hospital or clinic", doctors indicated that pharmacists need to use an "assistance tool to diagnosis headaches, such as a migraine screener" and "guidelines for chronic headaches". However, few pharmacists used these tools. Approximately 66.7% of doctors indicated that it is "meaningful" for pharmacists to distinguish patients with headaches. Moreover, doctors indicated the need for guidance by pharmacists in peacetime regarding headache medical care in emergencies. Although 73.2% of pharmacists instructed the patients with headaches of the importance of medication notebooks in emergencies, guidance ("understanding the triggers of heada...
Source: Yakugaku Zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Yakugaku Zasshi Source Type: research