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{"title":"How do community pharmacists perceive practice-based research?","authors":"Ingrid Kummer, Martina Šepetavc, Ivana Šolić, Renata Jurišić Grubešić","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf006","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Practice-based research (PBR) is an integral part of community pharmacy practice. The results obtained from PBR allow community pharmacists to gain the knowledge necessary to develop new patient services and acquire strategies to strengthen their role in the health system. The study aimed to assess pharmacists' attitudes and barriers towards PBR and investigate the factors that prevent or motivate community pharmacists from participating.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The cross-sectional study was conducted in May to Jun 2023 via an online structured pretested questionnaire. All licensed pharmacists registered in the Registry of Pharmacists of the Croatian Pharmaceutical Chamber, who listed community pharmacy as a place of work participated, i.e. 500 community pharmacists. The questionnaire consisted of two sections. Section A collected the respondents' sociodemographic characteristics. Section B contained two groups of relevant statements on a 5-point Likert scale divided into two sections: pharmacists' attitudes towards research in PBRs and barriers to participation in PBRs.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>The results showed that 97% of community pharmacists considered PBR important for developing new pharmacy services, and almost two-thirds considered participation in research to be part of pharmacy practice. The most often perceived barrier to research participation was the workload of daily tasks necessary for normal pharmacy functioning, recognized by 68% of community pharmacists.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study revealed community pharmacists' perception of the importance of PBR for the pharmacy profession. Involvement in PBR was important for the community pharmacists. The motivation for the PBR was present, despite the detected barriers. The results indicate the directions the community pharmacists should inspire.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"162-168"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Entitativity ('groupness'): researching the foundation of interprofessional collaboration.","authors":"Zubin Austin","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf008","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"232-234"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A qualitative study exploring community pharmacists' perceptions and experiences with information transfer from Queensland health hospitals during patients' transitions of care.","authors":"Melanie Rose Bailey, Laetitia Hattingh, Mathew Percival, Henry Ndukwe","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study explored community pharmacists' experiences and perceptions of information transfer from Queensland health hospitals for patients during transitions of care and the current utilization of electronic medical records for accessing patient information.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Qualitative methodology was used involving in-depth semi-structured interviews with community pharmacists to explore their experiences and perceptions with information transfer during patients' transitions of care. Purposive sampling was used to ensure the participation of community pharmacists who had experience with the medication management of patients discharged from Queensland health hospitals. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Reporting was undertaken in accordance with the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative studies (COREQ) guidelines.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Thirteen community pharmacists were interviewed between September 2023 and January 2024, one-on-one interviews were a mean of 23 minutes (SD +/- 3.22). Community pharmacists believed their role to include medication management, counselling, and ensuring patients follow-up with their general practitioners. Barriers included a lack of information transfer from the hospital, medication errors on discharge medication records and prescriptions, time constraints in the community pharmacy setting, and a lack of patient health literacy. The main modes of information transfer were phone calls, with emails containing discharge medication lists and prescriptions. Electronic medical records were not utilized by the community pharmacists; however, pharmacists were in support of their future use for patient medical information during transitions of care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Future studies should address the challenges to patient and health practitioner uptake of electronic medical records, the possibility of training and support to mitigate the barriers of integrating platforms into existing software, how to ensure a consistent upload of patient data, and to address concerns with patient privacy and confidentiality.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"205-210"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143605079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Extemporaneous compounding in Australian community pharmacies: extent, nature, and opinions.","authors":"Natalie Cooper, Daniel J Hoyle, Sandra E Holmes, Luke R Bereznicki","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf007","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study explores the extent and nature of compounding practices, and the relevant experiences and opinions of pharmacists within Australian community pharmacies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional observational study was conducted using a self-administered survey that was emailed to 3349 Australian community pharmacies. The survey collected information on the extent and nature of compounding, as well as the experiences and opinions of pharmacists, using Likert scales and free-text responses. Comparisons were made between pharmacies that identified as compounding pharmacies ('specialized pharmacies') and those that did not ('non-specialized pharmacies').</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Of the 270 responses analyzed, 95.9% (n = 259) of pharmacies undertook on-site compounding and 4.1% (n = 11) did not. Moreover, 9.6% (n = 26) of pharmacies identified themselves as specialized compounding pharmacies. Specialized pharmacies prepared greater volumes of compounded prescriptions and were more likely to undertake complex compounding compared to non-specialized pharmacies. A minority of non-specialized pharmacies (10.7%; n = 25) reported compounding complex products, which are considered outside of their scope of practice according to the national guidelines. Approximately one-third of all pharmacist respondents (31.5%; n = 63) were unaware of the guideline changes in 2015. The use of Standard Operating Procedures for compounding was reported by just over half of the pharmacists (58.8%; n = 124).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Compounding is common among Australian community pharmacies. While specialized pharmacies primarily perform complex compounding, some non-specialized pharmacies also compound complex products, indicating a potential lack of awareness of the 2015 guideline and a need for educational support. Future research is needed to ascertain practice changes following guideline revisions in 2024.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"180-187"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of pharmacy education and pharmacy practice in developing pharmacists as researchers.","authors":"Elizabeth Unni, Jamie Kellar","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf024","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf024","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"131-133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparative analysis of consumers' patterns of reimbursable prescription medications between online-only and community pharmacies.","authors":"Anne Estrup Olesen, Jacob Herrig Simonsen, Susanne Storm Madsen, Rikke Nørgaard Hansen, Ann Lykkegaard Sørensen","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riaf003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Online pharmacies have emerged as a novel method for procuring reimbursable medicines. The study aimed to compare consumers' patterns of reimbursable prescription medications between online-only and community pharmacies in The North Denmark Region which is one of five regions in Denmark.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The retrospective study used registered data for all reimbursable medicine prescriptions from pharmacies in 2022 across Denmark but specifically retrieved from patients residing in The North Denmark Region.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>In 2022, 4414 and 395 438 patients obtained reimbursable medicines from 2 online-only and 240 community pharmacies, respectively. The age distribution of patients using online-only pharmacies was significantly different from community pharmacies (P < .001) as the proportion of patients in age groups 30-69 years was higher for online-only pharmacies. Whereas patients above the age of 70 were more likely to fill prescriptions from community pharmacies. The gender distribution of patients using online-only pharmacies was different from community pharmacies (P < .001) as a higher proportion of females filled prescriptions from online-only pharmacies. The distribution of patients' living areas differed between the two types of pharmacies (P < .001), where the proportion of patients from metropolitan municipalities was higher at online-only pharmacies. The distribution of prescriptions by anatomical therapeutic chemical code differed between the two types of pharmacies (P < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Consumer patterns were different between online-only and community. These insights may inform pharmacy owners, ensuring both online and community pharmacies meet public health needs effectively in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"211-216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143122899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Community pharmacists' readiness for minor ailment services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study of perceptions, barriers, and facilitators.","authors":"Fahad Alzahrani, Nosaiba B Khairi, Baraah O Alattas, Toqa H Alrehaili, Ghadeer S Aljehani, Renad B Alahmadi, Dalia Mohammed Refi, Lama S Aljohani, Haifa Abdulrahman Fadil, Faris S Alnezary, Sultan S Al Thaqfan","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae067","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Minor ailments are a significant burden on primary care services globally. In Saudi Arabia's evolving healthcare landscape, pharmacists play a crucial informal role, but no coordinated national approach exists. Understanding pharmacists' preparedness is thus vital to optimize successful integration. This study evaluated Saudi community pharmacists' perceptions, barriers, and facilitators related to minor ailment services (MAS) for capacity-building strategies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to July 2023. Data were collected from participants using a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire with 48 questions. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS v.27.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Of the 720 pharmacists invited to participate, 442 completed the questionnaire, yielding an overall response rate of 61.4% (442/720). Most pharmacists recognized the value of accessible self-care support using their skills (92.6%), but 26.9% feared misdiagnosis risks. Most (93.9%) emphasized prudent triage and history-taking, and yet 22.2% were ambivalent on referrals. Key barriers that were identified included the lack of patient information (71.5%), lack of reimbursement for MAS (61.8%), lack of a private/counseling area (59.5%), and lack of knowledge for minor ailment management (48.2%). Pharmacists who work in rural areas, work part-time, and have not attended any training or education programs also tend to display a more uncertain attitude toward delivering services for minor ailments.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia can play a significant role in managing minor ailments, but the identified barriers must be addressed to integrate their services thoroughly. That can be done through comprehensive training, allocating resources, and establishing structured communication and referral pathways. This integration can improve healthcare accessibility, reduce costs, and better utilize pharmacists' expertise for delivering patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"197-204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142828580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rural pharmacist and consumer perspectives of expanded pharmacy services to address inequity in accessing health services.","authors":"Selina Taylor, Martina Mylrea, Jai-Ann Eastaughffe, Rosemarie Dixon, Izabella Kent, Chloe Kappel, Beverley Glass","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae061","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Australians living in rural and remote communities have inadequate access to health services, contributing to poorer health outcomes compared to their metropolitan counterparts. This study investigated consumers' and pharmacists' perspectives of expanded pharmacy services in rural and remote communities in Australia. It aims to identify the role of the pharmacist in addressing the inequity of access to healthcare through the provision of expanded services in rural and remote practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A concurrent parallel mixed-methods study was undertaken in rural Western Queensland, Australia to include a survey of 167 consumers and in-depth interviews with 10 pharmacists. Quantitative data analysis employed descriptive statistics and chi-square tests, while qualitative data were analysed thematically against the constructs of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Consumers indicated that they would like to access weight management services (53%), whereas pharmacists thought it was important to offer respiratory clinics and services. Both pharmacists and consumers would like to see diabetes checks (30% and 56%, respectively) and vision, hearing, and ear checks (40% and 53%, respectively) implemented as services in community pharmacies. Most consumers (97%) believe pharmacists have the skills and knowledge to deliver expanded services and in doing so, they would improve the overall health of the community. Pharmacists reported staffing availability, workload and time constraints, cost, and jeopardizing inter-professional relationships as barriers to implementing expanded services.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Consumers were supportive of pharmacists working to their full scope of practice to provide expanded services, whereas pharmacists, while open to the idea, highlighted that there were barriers to overcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142620200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perspectives of Malaysian community pharmacists on challenges and barriers to smoking cessation programme: a qualitative study.","authors":"Ee Lee Lio, Mari Kannan Maharajan, Kingston Rajiah","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae066","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae066","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Smoking remains a significant public health concern, necessitating effective smoking cessation interventions. This study explores the barriers community pharmacists face in delivering smoking cessation services in Malaysia and potential solutions to improve their contribution to public health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This qualitative study employed purposive and snowball sampling to recruit community pharmacists in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, exploring pharmacists' perspectives on barriers, counselling approaches, follow-up strategies, and opinions on smoking cessation services. Thematic analysis was employed to identify key themes and sub-themes.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>Three main themes emerged from the data analysis: barriers, counselling and enhancing follow-up, and pharmacists' opinions on professional fees. Under the theme of barriers, sub-themes included underutilization by the public, poor follow-up by customers, time constraints, lack of educational materials and support, and customer perception. The counselling and enhancing follow-up theme encompassed shared decision-making, motivational intervention, follow-up via phone calls or messaging apps, and providing rebate vouchers. Pharmacists' opinions on professional fees revealed mixed perspectives, with some advocating for fees to recognize the professional service provided, while others expressed concerns about access barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Community pharmacists face challenges in delivering smoking cessation services, such as underutilization, poor follow-up, time constraints, and affordability. However, strategies like shared decision-making and proactive communication can enhance effectiveness. Addressing professional fees and collaborative efforts are essential to optimising these services.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"58-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142739341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study of community pharmacists in the UK.","authors":"Bradley Payne, Olivia Righton, Melanie Nana, Sarah Chapman, Catherine Williamson, Shivali Lakhani, Marsha Alter, Zoe Bell, Angela C Flynn","doi":"10.1093/ijpp/riae057","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ijpp/riae057","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To assess the content and frequency of advice community pharmacists (CPs) provide to pregnant women with nausea and vomiting, their confidence in providing advice, and their knowledge of the safety of medication used to manage the condition.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online questionnaire of closed- and open-ended questions was distributed to CPs in the UK in May 2023. Closed-ended questions were analysed quantitatively, and conventional content analysis was utilised for open-ended responses.</p><p><strong>Key findings: </strong>One hundred and eighty-one respondents completed the questionnaire, 24 responses were excluded, leaving data from 157 available for analysis. The majority (90.4%) of participants reported having experience in providing advice on nausea and vomiting with varying levels of confidence. Advice provided included using over-the-counter products, lifestyle modifications, reassurance, medication advice, and referring to other healthcare professionals. Knowledge of first-line antiemetics considered safe in pregnancy varied; cyclizine was correctly identified as safe during pregnancy by 57.3%, followed by 37.6% for promethazine and 31.2% for prochlorperazine. Self-reported confidence and having experience providing advice were related to higher medication safety identification rates. Five percent of participants reported previous training on the condition, while 70% reported wanting further education, preferably delivered via an online medium.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study showed that although 90% of CPs provide advice on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, their medication safety knowledge varied. The majority of CPs reported wanting further education that would ensure women could access reliable information and evidence-based advice to optimise management of the condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":14284,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Pharmacy Practice","volume":" ","pages":"45-51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142465419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}