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Community pharmacist perceptions of their role and the use of social media and mobile health applications as tools in public health
A number of barriers prevent community pharmacists (CPs) from impacting public health (PH) outcomes. Social media (SM) and mobile health apps (MH apps) may offer ways to help the public make positive health decisions. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 19, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Philip Crilly, Wasim Hassanali, Gary Khanna, Kiranjit Matharu, Deep Patel, Disha Patel, Fahmida Rahman, Reem Kayyali Source Type: research

Shifting perspectives – Planning for the future of the pharmacy profession taking current labor market trends into consideration
The future of the pharmacy profession and concerns about professional identity have been popular and recurring themes in professional journals and at international pharmacy conferences for more than 30 years. The aim of this paper is to contribute to realistic and viable visions for the future of the pharmacy profession via insights through labor market and work organization theories. These insights provide an understanding of contemporary work patterns and what they mean for the future role of community pharmacists. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 17, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Janine Marie Traulsen, Louise C. Druedahl Source Type: research

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Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 16, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

RSAP Annual Best Paper Award - typeset the attached page - follow style used in 13/3 issue
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Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 16, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Prioritising recommendations to advance community pharmacy practice
The nature of community pharmacy in many countries has changed. Despite the significant efforts made to change practice, there is a paucity of literature that highlights consensus on the approaches that should be prioritised for advancing practice particularly in the context of developing countries. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 15, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andi Hermansyah, Dyah Pitaloka, Erica Sainsbury, Ines Krass Source Type: research

Impact of a Universal Medication Schedule on rationalising and understanding of medication; a randomised controlled trial
Patients frequently encounter difficulty understanding their prescription drug labels. This problem is more common in patients with limited health literacy (HL). Patients are not always counselled on their medicines by their doctor or pharmacist, therefore this label can be an important source of information. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 10, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Eimear McManus, Suzanne McCarthy, Raymond Carson, Laura J. Sahm Source Type: research

Medication wasted – Contents and costs of medicines ending up in household garbage
This study aims to analyse medicines drawn from household garbage in Vienna (Austria) and to assess possible financial implications for public payers. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 9, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sabine Vogler, Roger H.P.F. de Rooij Source Type: research

Treatment practices of households and antibiotic dispensing in medicine outlets in developing countries: The case of Ghana
Antibiotic resistance, associated with inappropriate drug use, is a global public health threat. The pharmaceutical sectors in developing countries are poorly regulated leading to antibiotic sales and use without a prescription. The study documents the treatment of acute illnesses in households and the antibiotic dispensing practices of medicine sales outlets in Eastern region, Ghana. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 4, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mary-Anne Ahiabu, Pascal Magnussen, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Britt Pinkowski Tersb øl Source Type: research

Pharmacist delegation: An approach to pharmacy technician regulation
A recent paper highlighted new rules of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy (BOP) that broadened the ability of pharmacists to delegate tasks to pharmacy technicians.1 The expanded duties included tech-check-tech, administering vaccines, accepting verbal prescriptions, transferring prescriptions, and performing remote data entry. The rules took effect in March 2017, and pharmacies have implemented the expanded technician duties to varying extents, with immunizations seeming to have the most uptake. (Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy)
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - February 3, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Alex J. Adams Source Type: research