Effects of pharmaceutical care on medication cost and quality of patient care in an ambulatory-care clinic

Critical Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Care Research Literature

“…[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] The research objectives differed in each study. Some focused on the provision of pharmaceutical care to a specific population; others evaluated both the implementation and provision.…”

Non-prescription medicines: a process for standards development and testing in community pharmacy

“…However, while most pharmacy staff provide quality services and advice, according to consumers, actual practice varies widely [4][5][6]. Some Australian and overseas studies [3,7] have indicated, where pharmacists are involved in discussions with consumers about health advice or medicine use, high quality advice and decisions follow. Canadian and Australian studies [3,8,9] indicate, although nearly half of all customer requests relate to conditions involving the upper respiratory tract, pharmacists provide advice and opinion on a wide variety of conditions and symptoms.…”

Relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and high blood pressure by community pharmacists in Spain

“…It could also be useful to monitor certain risk factors that may lead to HBP, so that in necessary cases patients could also be given better health education. These measurements and checks of AP and associated risk factors can be performed at a community pharmacy, as these health centres are nearer populated areas and more easily accessible to the general population [22][23][24][25][26].…”