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Opportunities for extended community pharmacy services in United Arab Emirates: perception, practice, perceived barriers and willingness among community pharmacists
ConclusionsCPs ’ perception on providing ECPS was positive and they are currently offering ECPS within their available resources and facilities. Less demand from patients and lack of time were reportedly the major barriers in offering ECPS. Proper utilization of CPs in providing ECPS can complement the healthcar e system with additional cost and time savings for the patients. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Self-care practice among adult hypertensive patients at ambulatory clinic of tertiary teaching Hospital in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionThe level of self-care practices for hypertension in the study area was low. In particular, the level of adherence to the DASH diet, exercise, and weight control was very low. Patient-specific targeted interventions are required to improve self-care practices for hypertension. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Bridging the gap between academia and practice: novel organogram at the Pharmacy Council of India
AbstractHarm with inappropriate and irrational use of medications is a global challenge. The need for and patient access to medicines optimisation services is apparent globally and amplified in India due to multiple reasons. Clinical pharmacists are ideally placed to promote patient safety with medicines use optimisation and other pharmaceutical care services through appropriate legislative, policy, and compensation mechanisms to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The need is for a move at a global level, an enabling organisational structure at Pharmacy Councils and in practice regulations, particularly in countries where c...
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Feeling the burn in the era of COVID-19: cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory among community pharmacists
ConclusionThis study provides evidence for the validity and reliability of the Arabic version of CBI as an adequate tool for assessing burnout among CPs. Such an instrument could be useful for assessing such syndrome among other healthcare workers. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Trends in Canadian prescription drug purchasing: 2001 –2020
The objective of this paper is to describe the largest expenditures by medication class over time in inpatient and outpatient settings. This information can help to guide policies to control prescription medication expenditures.MethodsIQVIA ’s Canadian Drugstore and Hospital Purchases Audit data from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2020, were used. In this dataset, purchasing was stratified by outpatient drugstore and inpatient hospital. Spending trajectories in both settings were compared to total expenditure over time. Total expen diture of the 25 medications with the largest expenditure were compared over time, strat...
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 17, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Consumers ’ adverse drug event reporting via community pharmacists: three stakeholder perception
ConclusionHealth professionals should motivate consumers to report ADEs. Building social responsibility and benefits and increasing knowledge of reporting process, channels, and system to both community pharmacists and consumers were recommended. Providing rewards and making community pharmacists feel comfortable to report ADEs by simplifying the ADE form and providing training, guidelines, and an ADR assessment tool can drive them to report ADEs. Feedback to consumers by confirming whether it was ADE and feedback to pharmacists that the Pharmacovigilance Center received their reports and their reports were utilized were a...
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

An investigation into the pharmaceutical advertising in Iranian medical journals
ConclusionsAlthough we found that printed medical advertisements in Iran are roughly compliant with national regulations, there is still a long way to achieve full compliance. Monitoring processes should be improved and clearly defined penalties should be set to avoid misleading claims and their likely health consequences. It is very important in Iran to update the existing rules and regulations for medical advertisements according to international guidelines. More careful monitoring of the content of advertising and the accuracy of claims are also needed. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Study on identification, assay and organoleptic quality of veterinary medicines in Ethiopia
ConclusionOverall, 8.2% of the investigated veterinary medicine samples did not comply with the specification set for the investigated quality attributes and thus were categorized as of poor quality. This indicates the need for continued strengthening of regulatory functions. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 3, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Management of COVID-19 vaccines cold chain logistics: a scoping review
ConclusionCOVID-19 vaccines require special end-to-end supply cold chain requirements, from manufacture, and transportation to warehouses and healthcare facilities. To sustain production, minimise wastage, and for vaccines to reach target populations, an efficient and resilient vaccine supply chain which is assisted by temperature monitoring technologies is imperative. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 2, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Effects of additional context information in prescription drug information sheets on comprehension and risk and efficacy perceptions
ConclusionMore clarifying information is not always better and may lead to cognitive overload, inhibiting comprehension.Practice implicationsAdditional research should further explore effects of context in online vs. hard-copy formats before practice implications can be determined. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Assessment of private health sector prescribing patterns and adherence to prescription format using World Health Organization core drug use indicators in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ConclusionThe study findings indicated prescribing and prescription completeness indicators all considerably deviated from WHO standards and hence unsuitable. This situation could be critical since a similar pattern is reported from public healthcare sectors, which might imply the extent of non-adherence to WHO core drug use standards. Consequently, it could play a considerable role in increasing irrational medicine use in Ethiopia. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Health supply chain system in Uganda: current issues, structure, performance, and implications for systems strengthening
This article discusses the structure, performance, and challenges of the health supply chain system in Uganda. It provides reflections and implications for ongoing interventions for system strengthening.DiscussionsThe findings highlight several issues and challenges affecting the health supply chain system from functioning optimally across all levels of the health system. The challenges identified include an ineffective structure to support planning, coordination and management, inadequate funding, shortage of skilled staff, weak regulatory and governance structures at national and sub-national levels, and slow adoption an...
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

A multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool for purchasing off-patent oncology medicines in Egypt
ConclusionsThe created MCDA tool is capable of objectively comparing similar off-patent oncology medicines by considering multiple value attributes and providing reliable scoring functions for each. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Safely disposing unused and unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications: a public health, housing, and safety partnership in Framingham, MA
ConclusionInitiatives, such as KTT, where police go door-to-door in areas with a higher concentration of families and elderly may help take unused drugs out of circulation while also enabling the police to have a positive presence in the community. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Regulatory requirements and labeling of commercially available prescription (oral) medicines in Sri Lanka: there is room for improvement
ConclusionsThe results highlighted a gap between regulatory requirements and practice in medicine labeling information. Regular post-market examination of medicinal labels is highly advised in a country that relies largely on imports. Similarly, careful adherence to the labeling regulations is required. Furthermore, suppliers and local agents should be held accountable for ensuring accurate medicine labeling through increased awareness, education, and sanctions. (Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice)
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - March 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research