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Management of Acute Sore Throat in Community Pharmacies: Insights from a Survey of Italian Pharmacists. 社区药房急性咽喉炎的管理:来自意大利药剂师调查的见解。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-25 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14050110
Rachele Aspesi, Paolo Levantino, Giulia Ciancarella, Andrea Nacci, Pietro Tasegian, Diego Maria Michele Fornasari
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An Underused Competence: Clinical Pharmacists' Experiences of Writing Referrals in Transitions of Care. 未充分利用的能力:临床药师在转诊过程中撰写转诊报告的经验。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-23 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14050109
Katarina Wickman, Sara Modig, Cecilia Lenander, Gabriella Caleres
{"title":"An Underused Competence: Clinical Pharmacists' Experiences of Writing Referrals in Transitions of Care.","authors":"Katarina Wickman, Sara Modig, Cecilia Lenander, Gabriella Caleres","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14050109","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14050109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Older people are at increased risk of medication-related problems, which may be identified by clinical pharmacists during hospital medication reviews. Some problems are better managed in primary care, where follow-up is possible. Medication-related communication by pharmacists may improve information transfer in care transitions, but this practice remains uncommon in Sweden. This qualitative study explored clinical pharmacists' experiences and perceptions of writing referrals to primary care. Data were collected through four focus groups and three supplementary interviews with 19 clinical pharmacists from hospitals and primary care, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Eleven participants had experience writing referrals, although none did so regularly. Four categories emerged: <i>role of the pharmacist</i>, <i>current work procedures</i>, <i>pharmacist-physician relationship</i> and <i>facilitating factors</i>. Pharmacists believe they can contribute to patient safety through involvement in transitions of care. An overall concept of <i>an underused competence</i> permeated the categories. Referrals identifying medication-related problems are hindered by limited pharmacist integration into the healthcare team and limited continuity. Writing referrals was considered a new procedure requiring collaboration with unfamiliar partners. Organisational changes, including increased pharmacist continuity and clearer pharmacist roles, are needed to implement referral practices. Further research is needed to evaluate effects on medication treatment and patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13516502/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148832161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Factors Influencing Phenoconversion in CYP-Mediated Drug Metabolism: A Scoping Review. 影响cypp介导的药物代谢表型转化的因素:范围综述。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-16 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040108
Sierra Scodellaro, Stefanie Triantafilou, Iris Cohn
{"title":"Factors Influencing Phenoconversion in CYP-Mediated Drug Metabolism: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Sierra Scodellaro, Stefanie Triantafilou, Iris Cohn","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040108","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pharmacogenetics (PGx) aims to optimize drug therapy by predicting medication response based on genetic variation in drug-metabolizing enzymes. However, observed drug metabolism may differ from genotype-predicted metabolizer status given external or acquired influences. This phenomenon is known as phenoconversion. As PGx testing becomes increasingly integrated into clinical care, understanding the contributing factors of phenoconversion is important for interpreting test results and guiding treatment. This scoping review aimed to categorize reported contributors of phenoconversion affecting CYP2D6, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 metabolism. A structured literature search was conducted across Ovid MEDLINE<sup>®</sup>, Embase Classic + Embase, EBM Reviews, and Clarivate Web of Science. Records were screened using predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and data were extracted from eligible studies describing factors associated with metabolic activity inconsistent with genotype-predicted phenotypes. From 6008 records identified, 43 studies met the inclusion criteria. Reported contributors clustered into pharmacological factors, including drug-drug and drug-drug-gene interactions, clinical factors such as inflammation, physiological and demographic factors including pregnancy and age-related changes, and environmental influences such as smoking. Pharmacological contributors were most frequently studied, whereas environmental and demographic influences were less well characterized. These findings highlight the multifactorial nature of phenoconversion and underscore the need for further investigations to support phenoconversion integration into PGx-informed clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pharmacy-Inspection Outcomes in Great Britain: An Analysis of Regulatory Compliance and the Impact of Vaccination Service Provision. 英国的药检结果:法规遵从性分析和疫苗接种服务提供的影响。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-14 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040107
Cosmika Goswami, Yoni Carmel, Rosalind Gittins, Gazala Akram
{"title":"Pharmacy-Inspection Outcomes in Great Britain: An Analysis of Regulatory Compliance and the Impact of Vaccination Service Provision.","authors":"Cosmika Goswami, Yoni Carmel, Rosalind Gittins, Gazala Akram","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040107","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community pharmacies provide vaccinations through nationally commissioned or private services. In Great Britain, pharmacies are regulated by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and inspected for compliance against the 26 Standards for registered pharmacies. GPhC inspection outcomes between 2022 and 2024 were examined for differences between pharmacies offering vaccination services and those who did not. Inspection data from 2197 pharmacies, consisting of 1918 (87.3%) 'brick-and-mortar' pharmacies and 279 (12.7%) 'other' types (predominantly online pharmacies) were analysed. In total, 1922 (87.5%) pharmacies met all 26 Standards. Pharmacies providing vaccinations demonstrated higher compliance with Standards relating to governance, service delivery, and suitability of premises. Independent single-owner pharmacies and independent pharmacy chains were more likely to not meet standards. A gradient effect was observed across pharmacy-ownership categories, with progressively higher odds of inspection failure as the ownership model size decreased. Analysis of inspector comments identified three key factors influencing inspection performance: governance and organisational oversight; suitability of the physical environment; and staff competence and training. Strengthening governance structures, workforce development and infrastructure support, particularly in smaller independent pharmacies, may improve consistency in regulatory compliance, and support safe, high-quality delivery of vaccination services from community pharmacies.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13414649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Labor Supply of Full-Time and Part-Time Pharmacists in the U.S. 美国全职和兼职药剂师的劳动力供给
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-11 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040106
Ioana Popovici, Manuel J Carvajal, Rawan Alkhamisi
{"title":"The Labor Supply of Full-Time and Part-Time Pharmacists in the U.S.","authors":"Ioana Popovici, Manuel J Carvajal, Rawan Alkhamisi","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040106","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040106","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The U.S. pharmacist workforce has undergone significant growth and demographic changes, particularly increased female participation and part-time employment. However, limited evidence exists on how labor supply behavior varies by gender and employment status. This study used a nationally representative sample of 12,064 pharmacists from the 2019-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) to examine heterogeneity in labor supply decisions. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression models were estimated separately by employment status (full-time versus part-time) and gender. The dependent variable was the number of hours worked. Independent variables included wage rate, age, marital status, number of children, and race/ethnicity. Findings showed that women were more than twice as likely to work part-time as men and minority pharmacists were largely underrepresented in the study sample relative to nonminority pharmacists. Gender gaps in wages, hours worked, and demographic and family characteristics also differed markedly between full-time and part-time pharmacists. Finally, findings lent support to the contention than women are more likely to work fewer hours than men as they are expected to spend more hours at home raising children. Understanding how individual characteristics shape pharmacists' labor supply, and how these relationships differ by gender and employment status, is essential for workforce planning and healthcare human resources policy.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415170/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Boosting Pharmacy Foundational Science Education Through Game-Based Learning and Active Engagement Strategies. 通过游戏学习和积极参与策略促进药学基础科学教育。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040104
Maria Victoria Tejada-Simón
{"title":"Boosting Pharmacy Foundational Science Education Through Game-Based Learning and Active Engagement Strategies.","authors":"Maria Victoria Tejada-Simón","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040104","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Game-based learning (GBL) and active engagement strategies have shown promise in health professions education; however, their application in foundational basic science courses, which serve as critical academic gatekeepers in professional pharmacy programs, remains underexplored. <b>Objective:</b> This study evaluated the effect of a multimodal suite of faculty-developed, web-based GBL activities and active engagement strategies on academic performance, learning management system (LMS) engagement, and student perceptions in a required first-year (P1) pharmacy biochemistry course. <b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 117 P1 pharmacy students. Game-based activities (including Jeopardy, Rapid Fire, and Crossword Puzzle games) were developed using WiscOnline and deployed via Blackboard alongside pre-class activities, a Workbook, and a Padlet discussion board. Engagement was measured via LMS access metrics, academic performance via examination scores, and perceptions via an end-of-semester anonymous Poll Everywhere survey. <b>Results:</b> The cohort achieved a mean examination score of 81.59%, with 83.8% earning a passing grade. A positive association was observed between game access frequency and grade group performance (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.8241), though individual-level correlations did not reach statistical significance. Student perceptions were overwhelmingly positive, with over 90% of respondents agreeing that GBL activities were enjoyable, facilitated learning, and provided valuable practice opportunities. <b>Conclusions:</b> Low-cost, faculty-developed GBL tools can be successfully integrated into foundational pharmacy science courses, yielding high engagement and positive student perceptions. These findings underscore the importance of extending active learning research to foundational basic science courses and offer a replicable model for health professions programs seeking to enhance student engagement at this critical curricular stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Instructional Efficiency and Learner Experience in Current Good Manufacturing Practices Training for Pharmacists. 应用认知负荷理论提高现行《药品生产质量管理规范》培训教学效率和学习者体验。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-09 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040105
Russell D Wilson, Paroma Arefin, Sujit S Sansgiry
{"title":"Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Instructional Efficiency and Learner Experience in Current Good Manufacturing Practices Training for Pharmacists.","authors":"Russell D Wilson, Paroma Arefin, Sujit S Sansgiry","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040105","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) training is federally mandated for pharmaceutical manufacturing personnel and plays a critical role in ensuring product quality and patient safety. Despite extensive evidence supporting Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) and Mayer's Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML), their application to cGMP training has not been evaluated. This study examined whether a CLT/CTML-informed cGMP video training strategy could improve instructional efficiency and learner experience among pharmacists. A randomized repeated-measures crossover study was conducted among 49 pharmacists. Participants completed both an enhanced CLT/CTML-informed training strategy and a standard training strategy in randomized order. Instructional efficiency, calculated from learner performance and perceived mental effort, and learner experience outcomes were assessed using paired-samples t-tests. Compared with the standard training strategy, the CLT/CTML-enhanced strategy resulted in higher assessment scores (78% vs. 72%, <i>p</i> = 0.04), lower perceived mental effort (2.4 vs. 3.5, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and greater instructional efficiency (0.50 vs. -0.50, <i>p</i> < 0.001). Learner experience ratings, including satisfaction, perceived knowledge gain, and likelihood of future recommendation, also improved significantly (all <i>p</i> < 0.001). Applying CLT and CTML principles to cGMP video training significantly improved instructional efficiency and learner experience, supporting theory-informed instructional design as a practical approach for complex regulatory education.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415828/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A Portable, Patient-Possessed Health Record: Architecture for Care Coordination as an Alternative to Centralized Data Aggregation. 便携式、患者拥有的健康记录:作为集中数据聚合替代方案的护理协调体系结构。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-08 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040103
Richard Henry Parrish
{"title":"A Portable, Patient-Possessed Health Record: Architecture for Care Coordination as an Alternative to Centralized Data Aggregation.","authors":"Richard Henry Parrish","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040103","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fragmentation of clinical information across health systems, community pharmacies, and specialty providers continues to undermine medication safety and emergency care, particularly when patients are unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate their history. The dominant response to this fragmentation has been the construction of a centralized data infrastructure-health information exchanges, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), and federated electronic health record (EHR) networks-that aggregates clinical information into institutional databases that are queryable by providers, insurers, regulators, and, in many jurisdictions, law enforcement. This article argues that the same care-coordination problems can be addressed through an architecturally different approach in which the patient, not the institution, holds the integrative artifact. The proposed design, here labeled the Guardian Card (a conceptual architecture, not a commercial product), pairs an HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) clinical payload with the SMART Health Cards verifiable-credential framework and a dual-modality (QR code plus near-field communication) physical carrier. After describing the technical architecture, hardware options, and a five-phase deployment roadmap, the design is situated within the surveillance-critical scholarship that has documented PDMP function creep, third-party doctrine erosion, racial disparities in algorithmic prescribing oversight, and the surveillance-instrumentarian repackaging of nominally de-identified prescription data. The Guardian Card is offered as one operational implementation of a patient-controlled medication-record architecture, with community pharmacy and long-term post-acute care, where the Pharmacist eCare Plan integration is most feasible as a recommended first-deployment venue.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415448/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions on Patient Outcomes in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 海湾合作委员会国家药剂师主导的干预措施对患者预后的影响:系统回顾和荟萃分析。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-06 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040102
Saleh Alghamdi
{"title":"Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions on Patient Outcomes in Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Saleh Alghamdi","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040102","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Pharmacist-led interventions in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have been increasingly studied, yet their overall effectiveness across clinical and healthcare outcomes remains incompletely defined. To address this gap, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies published between 2000 and 2025 was conducted, following PRISMA 2020 and Cochrane standards.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Searches of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and CENTRAL identified 437 records, of which 20 studies met the inclusion criteria; 13 contributed meta-analyzable data as randomized controlled trials and seven as quasi-experimental studies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Pooled random-effects estimates favored pharmacist-led care for HbA1c, fasting glucose, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, diastolic blood pressure, and medication knowledge, although these estimates carried substantial, largely unexplained heterogeneity and were rated as low to very low certainty under GRADE. The effects on systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, unplanned healthcare use, and antimicrobial utilization were favorable but not statistically significant. Quasi-experimental studies consistently demonstrated reductions in mortality and readmissions, though hospital and ICU length of stay remained variable. Risk of bias was judged as some concerns for randomized trials and moderate to serious for quasi-experimental studies, with substantial heterogeneity observed across blood pressure and lipid outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Overall, pharmacist-led interventions in GCC settings were associated with improvements in glycemic control and LDL cholesterol, with additional benefits in mortality and readmissions, although the certainty of evidence was low to very low, owing to substantial heterogeneity and the predominance of non-randomized designs for the inpatient outcomes. These findings underscore the need for standardized intervention models and outcome measures.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415103/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sublingual Tropicamide Eye Drops for the Management of Clozapine-Induced Hypersalivation: A Case Series of Seven Patients. 舌下Tropicamide滴眼液治疗氯氮平引起的唾液分泌过多:7例病例分析。
IF 2.2
Pharmacy Pub Date : 2026-07-04 DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy14040101
Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee, Soumitra Das, Adesh Agrawal
{"title":"Sublingual Tropicamide Eye Drops for the Management of Clozapine-Induced Hypersalivation: A Case Series of Seven Patients.","authors":"Seshadri Sekhar Chatterjee, Soumitra Das, Adesh Agrawal","doi":"10.3390/pharmacy14040101","DOIUrl":"10.3390/pharmacy14040101","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clozapine-induced hypersalivation (CIH) affects 30-80% of patients on clozapine and is a major contributor of non-adherence. Current managements, largely based on systemic anticholinergics, can worsen other clozapine-related side effects. Here sublingual tropicamide 1% eye drops can be a low-cost alternative worth evaluating. We report a case series of seven patients with schizophrenia treated with sublingual tropicamide 1% ophthalmic solution (4-8 drops/day) for CIH. Treatment response was assessed by patient-reported percentage reduction in salivation. All seven patients reported improvement (25-80%). One patient reported a transient bitter taste; no systemic anticholinergic effects occurred. Sublingual tropicamide was associated with patient-reported improvement in CIH and was well tolerated in this small, uncontrolled series. Its short duration of action and local administration may offer practical advantages over systemic anticholinergics, though the mechanism remains unproven. Randomised trials with validated outcome measures are needed to establish its efficacy and safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":30544,"journal":{"name":"Pharmacy","volume":"14 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13415109/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148593652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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