Consultant Pharmacist–Provider Collaboration in U.S. Assisted Living Facilities: A Pilot Study by Kenneth C. Hohmeier, Kelsey D. Frederick, Krishna Patel, Kristi Summers, Morgan Honeycutt

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Acceptance Rates for Pharmacist-Initiated Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities by Gina L. Carson, Kimberly Crosby, Garrett R. Huxall, Nancy C. Brahm

Subjects: “…consulting pharmacist, consultant pharmacist, long term care, nursing homes, pharmacist intervention…”
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Identifying the hidden burden of allergic rhinitis (AR) in community pharmacy: a global phenomenon by Rachel Tan, Biljana Cvetkovski, Vicky Kritikos, David Price, Kwok Yan, Pete Smith, Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich

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Medicines Optimisation for Respiratory Patients: The Establishment of a New Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist Role in Northern Ireland by Cairine Gormley, Maureen Spargo, Glenda Fleming, Brendan Moore, Michael Scott, Rose Sharkey, Anne Friel

“…Alongside clinical practice, leadership, and service development, emphasis will be placed on monitoring and evaluating the work of the consultant respiratory pharmacist with a view to gathering the necessary evidence to support the case for further investment in such consultant pharmacist posts in the region. This short communication article outlines some of the clinical and economic factors associated with the decisions to invest in the consultant pharmacist model of care in Northern Ireland…”
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A deprescribing medication program to evaluate falls in older adults: methods for a randomized pragmatic clinical trial by Joshua Niznik, Stefanie P. Ferreri, Lori Armistead, Benjamin Urick, Mary-Haston Vest, Liang Zhao, Tamera Hughes, J. Marvin McBride, Jan Busby-Whitehead

“…A total of fifteen primary care practices have been randomized to receive the targeted consultant pharmacist service (n = 8) or usual care (n = 7). …”
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Prescriptions of Antipsychotics in Younger and Older Geriatric Patients with Polypharmacy, Their Safety, and the Impact of a Pharmaceutical-Medical Dialogue on Antipsychotic Use by Eva-Maria Gebauer, Albert Lukas

“…To date, questions remain as to whether there are differences in the prescribing pattern, safety, and impact of a consultant pharmacist regarding antipsychotic use between younger and older geriatric patients in the heterogenic geriatric group. …”
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A Novel Approach to Pharmacy Practice Law Instruction by Matthew Deneff, Lisa M. Holle, Jill M. Fitzgerald, Kathryn Wheeler

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Are medications safely used by residents in elderly care homes? - A multi-centre observational study from Sri Lanka. by S M S Prasanna, T S B Cader, S Sabalingam, L G T Shanika, N R Samaranayake

“…Services of a dedicated consultant pharmacist could improve the quality of medication use in elderly care homes in Sri Lanka.…”
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Climate change, migration and health systems resilience: Need for interdisciplinary research [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Valéry Ridde, Tarik Benmarhnia, Emmanuel Bonnet, Carol Bottger, Patrick Cloos, Christian Dagenais, Manuela De Allegri, Ariadna Nebot, Ludovic Queuille, Malabika Sarker

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Developing a post-myocardial infarction medicines optimisation clinic: core competencies for upskilling pharmacists and initial patient feedback by Rani Khatib, Una Laverty, Gina Mcgawley, Alistair Hall, Chris Pepper, Ruth Price, Franki Wilson

“…Following successful implementation of a consultant pharmacist-led post-MI medicines optimisation clinic, the service was expanded by training advanced clinical pharmacists to manage clinics (with appropriate multidisciplinary team support).Methods Key steps in the development process were: definition of a key competency framework based on relevant qualifications and experience, knowledge, skills and clinic management practicalities; creation and enaction of trainee-specific development plans to address gaps (including independent learning, teaching from multidisciplinary colleagues and shadowing in clinics); establishment of relevant protocols and proformas to ensure consistent standards (eg, a patient self-reporting tool for identifying adherence barriers, consultation proforma, directory of clinical parameters and pathway for onward referral when needed); phased clinic roll-out, initially under supervision; and gathering of feedback from patients and colleagues. …”
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Codevelopment of a Text Messaging Intervention to Support Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Women With Breast Cancer: Mixed Methods Approach by Sophie M C Green, David P French, Louise H Hall, Yvonne Kiera Bartlett, Nikki Rousseau, Erin Raine, Catherine Parbutt, Benjamin Gardner, Samuel G Smith

“…In study 4, additional behavior change experts rated the fidelity of the remaining messages to the intended BCT in a web-based survey (n=12). Finally, a consultant pharmacist reviewed a selection of messages to ensure that they did not contradict general medical advice. …”
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Implementation of good pharmacy practice standards; a step forward in Libya’s pharmacies by Shukri M. Alsharif, Saadoun O. Elmezughi, Fathi M. Sherif

“…This requires basic skills of documentation, professional and communication with all relative professions and it, therefore, is important to establish standards for community, hospital and consultant pharmacists to promote the pharmaceutical mission.…”
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EVALUATING THE CAREER ORIENTATION OF FINAL YEAR PHARMACY STUDENTS AT VINH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY IN 2023 by Dang Thi Van Anh, Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy

“…Survey results on the career orientation of Pharmacy students in courses D1A and D2A show that the majority of students want to become consulting pharmacists at pharmacies and pharmaceutical sales representatives. …”
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Usage of Natural Health Products (NHPs) for respiratory diseases: user characteristics and NHP-Consumption behavior during the Covid-19 pandemic in Germany by Miriam Wolf, Agnes Emberger-Klein, Klaus Menrad

“…Results Users of RD-NHPs within the previous 12 months were more likely to be employed and to consult pharmacists more often for non-fatal health issues than individuals who did not take RD-NHPs. …”
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CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TOWARDS ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP IMPLEMENTATION by Afreenish Amir

“…The infectious disease consultants, pharmacists, microbiologists, policy makers all have been engaged at various levels to implement the AMS programs. …”
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Health problems and help-seeking activities of methadone maintenance clients at Auckland Methadone Service (AMS): potential for community pharmacy service expansion? by Wheeler Amanda, Sheridan Janie, Walters Carina

“…Any barriers towards consulting pharmacists, in the main seem to be resolvable.…”
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Evaluating the Effect a of Handout on Community Pharmacists’ Opioid Safety Counseling by Tanvee Thakur, Betty Chewning

“…Three community pharmacies participated in this study for three weeks, where five pharmacists participated in completing a survey about the process and integration of a handout in opioid medication consultation. Pharmacists filled the survey after counseling patients for opioid medication/s. …”
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A Needs Assessment of Family Physicians to Inform Development of Educational Resources on Antipsychotic Use in Dementia by Ryan M. Carnahan, Jeanette M. Daly, Sarah Minion, Brian Gryzlak, Michelle T. Weckmann, Barcey T. Levy, Camden P. Bay

“…Online resources, pocket guides, a handbook, consulting pharmacists, and facility in-services were the most commonly preferred sources of new information. …”
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Patient feedback on hospital pharmacists' consultation skills: A feasibility study using the Interpersonal Skills Questionnaire (ISQ). by Hiyam Al-Jabr, Michael J Twigg, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Robin Saadvandi, James A Desborough

“…Patients were mostly recruited by their consulting pharmacists (72%, n = 80). All pharmacists and 14 patients were interviewed. …”
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Vaccination status, incidence of adverse events, and awareness of COVID-19 vaccine among outpatients undergoing chemotherapy by Satoshi Iwakawa, Takuya Azechi, Orie Saigo, Ryunosuke Imai, Ayumi Nakai, Shoji Koshiba, Uki Saito, Kota Asakura, Kuniyoshi Sato, Toshimi Kimura

“…However, they still harbor concerns, even when seeking advice from primary care physicians. Few patients consulted pharmacists about vaccination, highlighting an opportunity for pharmacist intervention. …”
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