Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Sep 2008
Use/misuse of over-the-counter medications and associated adverse drug events among HIV-infected patients.
Self-medication practices and polypharmacy are common among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Inappropriate use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications potentiates the risk for drug misuse and adverse drug events (ADEs). ⋯ Analgesics/antipyretics were the most commonly used OTC medications by HIV-infected patients. The incidence of misuse and ADEs associated with OTC medications were documented with the sample. Keeping in mind the limitations of study design, our findings suggest that misuse of OTC medications in HIV-infected patients may increase the incidence of ADEs experienced.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Jun 2008
Ratings of journals for the dissemination of pharmacy-related social and administrative science.
It has been over a decade since a journal quality rating study has been conducted in the social and administrative sciences (SAdS). This study sought to reevaluate perceptions of journal quality. ⋯ Results of this study have implications for scholars choosing publication venues and those who make decisions contingent on scholars' publication records. These differences may represent a positive or negative bias that affects hiring as well as tenure and promotion decisions. This study provides guidance for decisions reliant on publication records, but should not be used exclusively as such an indicator.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Mar 2008
Pharmacists as health educators and risk communicators in the early detection of prostate cancer.
Community pharmacist involvement in health communication could assist in ameliorating health disparities in a number of areas. One such area is the early detection of prostate cancer in patients. ⋯ Although the community pharmacists in this study were willing to take on responsibilities in the prevention and detection of prostate cancer, their knowledge base may serve as an impediment to action. Future research may identify means by which to educate pharmacists and enable their involvement.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Dec 2007
Developing the role of pharmacists as members of community mental health teams: perspectives of pharmacists and mental health professionals.
People living with bipolar mood disorder and psychotic illnesses in Australia primarily access public-sector mental health care through community mental health teams (CMHTs). Adverse drug events are common among clients of CMHTs taking psychotropic medications. ⋯ Including pharmacists as members of CMHTs addressed an unmet need for pharmaceutical services among clients and staff of CMHTs. Pharmacists' contributions were welcomed by mental health team staff. The study raised the issue of whether pharmacists should be considered as essential and legitimate members of interdisciplinary CMHTs.
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Res Social Adm Pharm · Dec 2007
Investigating the relationship between the practice of pharmaceutical care, construed external image, organizational identification, and job turnover intention of community pharmacists.
Pharmacy employers are being challenged to recruit and retain qualified employees. ⋯ One additional benefit to the practice of pharmaceutical care may be strengthened organizational identification. Pharmacists' perception of the image of their employer may increase organizational identification and decrease job turnover intention. An understanding of the organizational identification of pharmacists would be useful in decreasing job turnover intention. Given the current demand for pharmacists, this is a worthwhile endeavor. Future research should focus on other predictors of construed external image and ways to enhance organizational identification. Encouraging the practice of pharmaceutical care may be 1 such way.