Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2012
A pilot study assessing the frequency and complexity of methadone tapers for opioid abstinence syndrome in children discharged to home.
Methadone is often prescribed as a taper schedule to prevent/treat opioid abstinence syndrome (OAS) or neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). ⋯ More than one-third of patients were discharged home on methadone. The median taper duration was 8 days and included a median of 5 adjustments in either the dose or interval. The MTCS demonstrated very good interrater reliability to measure wide variability in the complexity of individual tapers. Future studies should determine the construct validity of the MTCS and the applicability of this tool for further research and clinical application.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2012
U.S. publication trends in social and administrative pharmacy: implications for promotion and tenure.
There is no consensus on the preferred approach to assess journal quality. Procedures previously used include journal acceptance or rejection policies, impact factors, number of subscribers, citation counts, whether the articles were refereed or not, and journals cited in books within the discipline. This study built on the work of previous authors by using a novel approach to assess journal quality in social and administrative pharmacy (SAdP). ⋯ Results of this study can be used as a guide by U.S. SAdP faculty and P&T committees to assess the quality of publications by pharmacy administration faculty with the caveat being that pharmacy versus nonpharmacy journals will be chosen based on the fit of the article with the audience.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · May 2012
A qualitative assessment of a community pharmacy cognitive pharmaceutical services program, using a work system approach.
Although lack of time, trained personnel, and reimbursement have been identified as barriers to pharmacists providing cognitive pharmaceutical services (CPS) in community pharmacies, the underlying contributing factors of these barriers have not been explored. One approach to better understand barriers and facilitators to providing CPS is to use a work system approach to examine different components of a work system and how the components may impact care processes. ⋯ To be successful in providing CPS, pharmacists must be cognizant of the different components of the pharmacy work system and how these components influence providing CPS.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Mar 2012
Effect of certain angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality in heart failure: a multiple-propensity analysis.
Heart failure is a major and growing public health problem in United States. There is a substantial evidence about efficacy of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in heart failure (HF); however, there is no conclusive evidence on the relative effectiveness of individual ACEIs. ⋯ In patients with HF, fosinopril and lisinopril were associated with lower mortality as compared with captopril. However, the results of this observational study should be interpreted with caution, and need to be replicated and confirmed in studies for which HF severity data are available.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Jan 2012
Integration and differentiation: a conceptual model of general practitioner and community pharmacist collaboration.
The drive for integrative systems and collaboration across organizations and professions involved in the provision of health and social care has led to the development of a number of scales and models that conceptualize collaborative behavior. Few models have captured the dynamics of the collaboration between community pharmacy and general medicine, 2 professional groups that are increasingly being encouraged to adopt more collaborative practices to improve patient care. ⋯ The model provides a foundation for the future development of strategy and research focused on the improvement or study of collaborative relationships between community pharmacy and general practice.