Supplement: Pharmacy Practice Research

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Abstracts of papers presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester, 23-25 September 2002.

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R5

Comparison of gastrointestinal events reported for rofecoxib and meloxicam using prescription-event monitoring data in England
Deborah Layton, Emma Heeley, Kerry Hughes and Saad. A. W. Shakir

R6

An analysis of dispensing errors in NHS hospitals
D. E. Roberts, M. G. Spencer, R. Burfield and S. Bowden

R7

Measuring clinical competence in preregistration trainees by OSCEs
By D. McRobbie, G. Fleming, M. Ortner, I. Bates and J. G. Davies

R8

Quality improvement in community pharmacy practice
E. M. McGovern, A. Campbell, H. Lindsay, D. A. M. Thomson and S. M. Bryson

R9

Community pharmacists and continuing professional development: a study of perceptions and current involvement
J. M. Attewell, A. Blenkinsopp and P. Black

R10

Influences on prescribing: the perceptions of general practitioners in two primary care trusts
K. Åström, C. Duggan and I. Bates

R11

Prescriptions Direct: a repeat prescribing scheme pilot study
Jill Loader, Carol McCarthy, Katherine Callow and Robert Gudgeon

R12

UK survey of discharge prescriptions, transcribing and development of the hospital pharmacist-prescribing role
R. J. Hobson and G. J. Sewell

R13

Safety profile of rofecoxib as used in general practice in England: results of a prescription-event monitoring study
D. Layton, J. Riley, L. Wilton and S. A. W. Shakir

R14

How professionals define medicines management: a preliminary qualitative investigation
S. Simpson Prentis, K. Atkin, D. K. Raynor and S. J. Closs

R15

Pharmaceutical care across the health care interface: an evidence-based approach to developing and evaluating documentation in practice
By C. Bateson, C. Duggan and I. Bates

R16

Pharmaceutical care across different social groups
J. A. Harding and J. C. McElnay

R17

Assessing clinical outcome after high technology home treatment for cystic fibrosis
J. Thornton, R. Elliott and M. P. Tully

R18

The influence of depression and perceived health competence on adherence in patients with heart disease
C. Lennon, C. M. Hughes and J. C. McElnay

R19

Use of non-prescription therapies, including complementary medicines, in type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle diabetes study
R. M. Clifford, W. A. Davis, K. Batty and T. M. E. Davis

R20

Pharmacist-led hypertension drug use review
S. Braybrook, J. Thomas, P. S. Wilkin, W. Haynes, I. Jarvis and D. Conaty

R21

Patients’ experiences of over-the-counter treatments for irritable bowel syndrome
H. Anderson, E. Bartley, A. M. Davison, S. L. Haines and P. J. Rogers

R22

The impact of the deregulation of emergency hormonal contraception on a patient group direction scheme in the north-west of England
E. M. Seston, I. Smith, J. A. Cantrill and K. O’Brien

R23

The views of pharmacists supplying emergency hormonal contraception through a patient group direction
E. M. Seston, I. Smith and L. K. Watkins

R24

Osteoporosis assessment tool for Sunderland city hospitals
Noreen B. Collins, Rod J. Beard, Carol A. Candlish and Alan J. Worsley

R25

Regional anaesthetic practice in orthopaedic surgery
Sinaa Alageel, Rachel Elliott and Peter Noyce

R26

Pain relief in the elderly: are we doing enough?
E. K. Taylor, D. Petty, R. Goldstein and D. K. Raynor

R27

The pharmacy labour market 1991 to 2001
Karen Hassell, Phillip Shann and Richard Fisher

R28

Public perceptions on doping in sport
Helen Woodruff, Abigail Thompkins, David Mottram and Peter Williamson

R29

Prescriptions with potentially hazardous/contraindicated drug combinations presented to community pharmacies
Y.-F. Chen, K. E. Neil, A. J. Avery and M. E. Dewey

R30

The sale of emergency hormonal contraception in community pharmacies in the UK: the views of users
Paul Bissell, Rachael Harness and Claire Anderson

R31

Patients’ own drugs and self-administration of medication schemes in the United Kingdom
S. Ansar and J. Silverthorne

R32

Community pharmacist’s roles: nursing home staff and community pharmacists’ views
Y. Akiya, C. Anderson and A. Avery

R33

Types and preferred sources of information concerning herbal medicinal products: face-to-face interviews with users of herbal medicinal products
Claire Gulian, Jo Barnes and Sally-Anne Francis

R34

Investigating the potential contribution of community pharmacists in identifying, understanding and meeting the bone health needs of patients in collaboration with GPs
Mike Gray, Ziba Rajaei-Dehkordi, Marilyn Ewan and Richard Wysocki

R35

The influence of organisational characteristics on pharmacological management of depression in US nursing homes
Carmel M. Hughes and Kate L. Lapane

R36
(65K)

A qualitative assessment of perceived barriers to inter-professional working between community pharmacists and general practitioners
Carmel M. Hughes and Siobhan McCann

R37

Validation of the Welsh general practice morbidity database
A. Offia and R. Walker

R38

Medicine-associated constipation in primary care
A. Offia and R. Walker

R39

Signal generation in prescription event monitoring: investigation of a possible signal of colitis during rofecoxib treatment
Emma L. Heeley, Deborah Layton and Saad A. Shakir

R40

Warfarin toxicity: do discharge ICD-10 codes and yellow cards accurately identify serious adverse drug reactions?
S. N. Dent, A. R. Cox, J. F. Marriott, C. A. Langley and K. A. Wilson

R41

Proton pump inhibitor prescribing following endoscopic diagnosis in a district general hospital
C. E. Curtis, N. Ford, J. F. Marriott, K. A Wilson and C. A. Langley

R42

An investigation of medicines returned to general practitioners and community pharmacies
R. Daniszewsi, C. A. Langley, J. F. Marriott, K. A. Wilson, P. Clewes and M. Wilkinson

R43

Set-up and maintenance of syringe drivers for subcutaneous drug administration in palliative care
C. M. Hirsch, J. F. Marriott, C. A. Langley, K. A. Wilson and C. Faull

R44

Community pharmacist perceptions of the loss of resale price maintenance
J. Mohammed, J. F. Marriott, C. A. Langley and K. A. Wilson

R45

Are community pharmacists prepared to work extended opening hours?
S. Saini, C. A. Langley, J. F. Marriott and K. A. Wilson

R46

An assessment of the accuracy of electrolyte concentrations in neonatal parenteral nutrition
J. Wright, J. F. Marriott, C. A. Langley, K. A. Wilson and J. Smith

R47

The extent and reasons for compliance failure with oral treatment regimens in haematology outpatients
L. Stokes, A. Smith, C. A. Langley, J. F. Marriott and K. A. Wilson

R48

Observed structured clinical examinations: the views of preregistration trainees six months after graduating from Portsmouth University
P. M. Rutter and D. Brown

R49

Pharmacist work patterns: are they affected by staffing levels and prescription numbers?
P. M. Rutter

R50

The provision of anticoagulant services by primary care groups and trusts: has community pharmacy a role to play?
A. Khan and P. M. Rutter

R51

The provision of diagnostic and screening services by community pharmacies
A. Dhoot and P. M. Rutter

R52

The power of the “medicine”: adolescents define the term
Nicola J. Gray, Tracy S. Sesselberg and Jonathan D. Klein

R53

Adolescents’ perceptions of the internet as a health information source
N. J. Gray, J. D. Klein, J. A. Cantrill and P. R. Noyce

R54

Does improvement in the benzodiazepine prescribing indicator reflect more appropriate prescribing of hypnotics?
H. E. Kendall and S. M. Naisbitt

R55

Content validity of indicators of the appropriateness of long-term prescribing started during a hospital admission
N. Javed andand M. P. Tully

R56

How much do recent users know about emergency hormonal contraception?
Maria Day, Peter Knapp, Louise Dye, Julie Sowter and D. K. Raynor

R57

Advice giving in community pharmacies on presentation of NHS prescriptions
Stacey Cooper, Sharon Phul and Judith A. Cantrill

R58

Pharmaceutical care for older people: recording and review of medication following admission to hospital
Sarah C. Tulip, Philip Cheung, David Campbell and P. Walters

R59

Roles for pharmacists in the treatment of depression in primary care
S. Garfield, F. J. Smith and S. A. Francis

R60

Preventing drug-related morbidity: determining valid indicators
C. J. Morris, J. A. Cantrill, A. J. Avery and R. L. Howard

R61

Adolescents and media coverage of over-the-counter and complementary medicines
Tracy S. Sesselberg, Nicola J. Gray and Jonathan D. Klein

R62

Factors influencing provision of pharmacist discharge prescription transcription services and authorisation requirements of pharmacist-written prescriptions
R. J. Hobson and G. J. Sewell

R63

Users and costs of the Scottish Direct Supply of Medicines scheme
Ellen I. Schafheutle, Peter R. Noyce, Christine Sheehy and Lyn Jones

R64

Ethical issues about shared medical records
Keith A. Wilson, Jill Jesson and Raksha Patel

R65

Incongruity: patients’ experiences of hypertension and their general practitioners’ perception of their treatment and care
C. Morecroft, J. Cantrill, M. P. Tully and M. Crossley

R66

Children’s outcomes and parents’ preferences for the induction and maintenance of anaesthesia for day-case surgery
R. A. Elliott, K. Payne, L. M. Davies, J. K. Moore and E. W. Moore

R67

Medication errors: a baseline survey of interventions recorded during the dispensing process in community pharmacies
P. Quinlan, D. M. Ashcroft and A. Blenkinsopp

R68

Medication errors: a baseline survey of dispensing errors reported in community pharmacies
P. Quinlan, D. M. Ashcroft and A. Blenkinsopp

R69

Patients’ understanding and perceptions of treatment as determinants of adherence to warfarin treatment
Dita Engová, Catherine Duggan, Peter MacCallum and Ian Bates

R70

Clinical medication review in general practice: what is the benefit of a second review?
D. R. Petty, P. Knapp, D. K. Raynor, A. Z. Zermansky and N. Freemantle

R71

Clare wants the morning-after pill: what do practitioners think?
H. Hope, L. Dye, P. Knapp, J. Sowter and D. K. Raynor

R72
(65K)

Non-prescription medicine supply: protocols and practice
F. Kelly, A. T. Sare, K. A. Williams and S. I. Benrimoj

R73

Medication use and health care consultation for headache in older adults
H. F. Boardman, E. Thomas, D. S. Millson and P. R. Croft

R74

A systems audit: the effectiveness of one-stop dispensing
Stuart Jones

R75

Supporting continuing professional development (CPD) for pharmacists: piloting a CPD portfolio development toolkit
Guy Thompson

R76

Developing pharmacy ward-based teams
Justine Scanlan, Ann Stewart, Linda Fitzgerald and Stephen Freeborn

R77

Current paediatric parenteral nutrition practice in Europe
B. U. Kluettgens, G. J. Sewell and A.J. Nunn

R78

An evaluation of the impact of NICE guidelines regarding COX-2 selective inhibitors on GP prescribing
K. Shemilt, R. Airley and C. Clareburt

R79

Evaluation of a primary care-based temazepam withdrawal programme
S. Evans, J. Taylor and R. Walker

R80

Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants
Lilian M. Azzopardi, Anthony Serracino Inglott and Maurice Zarb Adami

R81

Quality of life in patients receiving treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Anthony Serracino Inglott, Lilian M. Azzopardi and Maurice Zarb Adami

R82

Someone like me? Inhaler-users’ views of the models who demonstrate inhaler technique
Imogen Savage

R83

An audit of the supply of emergency hormonal contraception through patient group direction
Paul Bissell and Claire Anderson

R84

Smoking cessation programme in a young offenders institution
Pamela Shearin, Kirstie Hepburn, Sandra Hands, James McAteer and Lyndon Braddick

R85

How can the interprofessional relationship between community pharmacists and GPs in Sefton Health Authority be improved for the benefit of patients?
J. N. R. Wilson, M. I. Berry and L. Cope

R86

Medication review: whose job it is?
Janet Krska and Susan Ross

R87

Hospital pharmacists’ role in type 2 diabetes management
Labib Tadros, Edward Barnes and Margaret Ledger-Scott

R88

Reactive interventions by pharmacists to prescribing decisions by house officers: an audit with support implications
M. P. Higgins, J. C. Scanlan and D. Milligan

R89
(75K)

A qualitative assessment of the treatment approach to managing uncomplicated, lower urinary tract infections in nursing home residents
A. K. Schweizer, C. O’Neill, C. M. Hughes and D. Macauley

R90

The introduction of a checking technician programme in community pharmacy and its impact on pharmacist activities
W. Jones and P. M. Rutter

R91

Workforce mobility in the pharmacy profession
R. Mullen, K. Hassell and P. R. Noyce

R92

The implementation of a harm-minimisation model for the identification and treatment of over-the-counter drug misuse and abuse in community pharmacies
M. Wazaify, J. C. McElnay and C. M. Hughes

R93

Pharmaceutical care: cultural, practice and professional perspectives
Sarah C. Tulip, Philip Cheung, David Campbell and P. Walters

R94

Dispensing errors in community pharmacy: patient interview as a tool to determine attitudes
Philip J. Bates

R95

The effects of patient personality traits on relationships with health care professionals and on adherence to medication regimens
C. Hughes, E. F. R. Miller, J. Peat and J. C. McElnay

R96

Factors affecting self-care activities, postprandial plasma glucose and HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes
S. M. Aburuz, J. C. McElnay, J. S. Millership, W. J. Andrews and S. Smyth

R97

Developing a research agenda for teaching ethics to pharmacy students
Joy Wingfield, Paul Bissell, Claire Anderson and Stacey Sadler

R98

Exploiting IT: benefits for community pharmacy and consumers
J. Inch, C. M. Bond, A. M. Grant and A. W. Laing

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