Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2021
Long-term evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop for pharmacy faculty using the RE-AIM framework.
Although two thirds of tobacco users express interest in quitting, few pharmacists address tobacco use as part of routine practice. Historically, pharmacy schools provided inadequate tobacco cessation training for students. To address this educational gap, train-the-trainer workshops were conducted between 2003 and 2005 to train pharmacy faculty (n = 191) to teach a shared, national tobacco cessation curriculum at their academic institutions. ⋯ Evidence is provided for long-term reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the Rx for Change shared tobacco cessation training program. Participants perceived that the workshop resulted in long-term, positive effects on their careers as well as their teaching and clinical practice.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2021
Analysis of drug shortages across two countries during pre-pandemic and pandemic times.
Drug shortages have a negative impact on individual health outcomes for patients and health care systems more broadly. In recent years, regulatory bodies, such as the Therapeutic Good Administration in Australia, have provided information about an increasing number of drug shortages. It is reported that 90% of medicines in Australia are imported; this leaves Australia vulnerable to international drug shortages. It has been suggested that Australia is heavily reliant on the US as its primary source of medicines. ⋯ The Australian pharmaceuticals market is indeed more vulnerable to drug shortages, particularly in the event of a global pandemic such as COVID-19. However, these shortages are not significantly influenced by the US drug market.