A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence
As the last step in the care pathway, pharmacies can significantly impact a patient’s medication adherence and the success of treatment. The potential impact of patient’s pharmacy choice on their medication adherence has yet to be established. This study aims to review the impact a pharmacies owners...
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| author | James Nind Alesha Smith Shane Scahill Carlo A. Marra |
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| description | As the last step in the care pathway, pharmacies can significantly impact a patient’s medication adherence and the success of treatment. The potential impact of patient’s pharmacy choice on their medication adherence has yet to be established. This study aims to review the impact a pharmacies ownership model, either independent or chain, has on its users’ medication adherence. As a generalisation, independent pharmacies offer a more personal service and chain pharmacies offer medications at lower prices. A keyword search of EMBASE and MEDLINE databases in March 2022 identified 410 studies, of which 5 were deemed to meet our inclusion criteria. The studies mostly took place in North America, measured medication adherence using pharmacy records over a 12-month period. This review was unable to substantiate a difference in the rate of medication adherence between the users of independent and chain pharmacies. However, those with a lower income, greater medication burden, and increased age appeared to use an independent pharmacy more than a chain pharmacy and to have greater medication adherence when doing so. Establishing the differences in service provision between types of pharmacies and why people choose a pharmacy to frequent should be a focus of future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3c86bd5fa14461fabcdb6d7967379622023-11-24T01:59:38ZengMDPI AGPharmacy2226-47872022-09-0110512410.3390/pharmacy10050124A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication AdherenceJames Nind0Alesha Smith1Shane Scahill2Carlo A. Marra3School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandSchool of Pharmacy, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New ZealandSchool of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandAs the last step in the care pathway, pharmacies can significantly impact a patient’s medication adherence and the success of treatment. The potential impact of patient’s pharmacy choice on their medication adherence has yet to be established. This study aims to review the impact a pharmacies ownership model, either independent or chain, has on its users’ medication adherence. As a generalisation, independent pharmacies offer a more personal service and chain pharmacies offer medications at lower prices. A keyword search of EMBASE and MEDLINE databases in March 2022 identified 410 studies, of which 5 were deemed to meet our inclusion criteria. The studies mostly took place in North America, measured medication adherence using pharmacy records over a 12-month period. This review was unable to substantiate a difference in the rate of medication adherence between the users of independent and chain pharmacies. However, those with a lower income, greater medication burden, and increased age appeared to use an independent pharmacy more than a chain pharmacy and to have greater medication adherence when doing so. Establishing the differences in service provision between types of pharmacies and why people choose a pharmacy to frequent should be a focus of future research.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/10/5/124community pharmacyadherenceindependent pharmacychain pharmacyaccess to medicinemedicine use |
| spellingShingle | James Nind Alesha Smith Shane Scahill Carlo A. Marra A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence Pharmacy community pharmacy adherence independent pharmacy chain pharmacy access to medicine medicine use |
| title | A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence |
| title_full | A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence |
| title_short | A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence |
| title_sort | systematic review of independent and chain pharmacies effects on medication adherence |
| topic | community pharmacy adherence independent pharmacy chain pharmacy access to medicine medicine use |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4787/10/5/124 |
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