Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Nov 2008
Promoting health communication between the community-dwelling well-elderly and pharmacists: the Ask Me 3 program.
To describe readiness to use clear health communication principles with a pharmacist before and after participating in the Ask Me 3 (What is my main problem?, What do I need to do?, Why is it important for me to do this?) program. ⋯ The Ask Me 3 program is a practical tool that creates awareness and reinforces principles of clear health communication. The Ask Me 3 program should be evaluated in diverse pharmacy and health care settings with patients at high risk for poor health communication.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Nov 2008
Impact of an automated dispensing system in outpatient pharmacies.
To evaluate the impact of an automated dispensing system (ADS) on pharmacy staff work activities and job satisfaction. ⋯ By itself, installing an ADS does not appear to shift pharmacist work activities from dispensing to patient counseling or to increase job satisfaction. Shifting pharmacist work activities from dispensing to counseling and monitoring drug therapy outcomes may be warranted in ADS pharmacies.
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J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) · Sep 2008
Characteristics of unmet demand for pharmacists: a survey of rural community pharmacies in Wisconsin.
To measure and describe the level of unmet demand for pharmacists in rural Wisconsin community pharmacies and to examine determinants of the level of unmet demand in these pharmacies. ⋯ Overall, for rural community pharmacies in Wisconsin, a greater need for pharmacists at a site appears to make that site more likely to have a pharmacist vacancy. Pharmacist vacancies appear to have a greater impact on pharmacies that have a lower number of FTE pharmacist positions compared with pharmacies with higher FTE pharmacists because, potentially, fewer pharmacists are present to redistribute the workload.