Supplement: Pharmacy Practice Research

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Abstracts of papers to be presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Harrogate, 15-17 September 2003.

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R4

Evidence-based medicine meets patient-centredness: is it a case of the Titanic meeting the iceberg?
C. Morecroft, J. Cantrill, M. P. Tully and M. Crossley

R5

Explanations for inequalities in health among people of south Asian origin living in the UK: the views of pharmacists
Harsha Puri, Paul Bissell and Claire Anderson

R6

Patient views of pharmacist-led medication review clinics: a preliminary qualitative study
F. MacRae, R. Lowrie, A. MacLaren, S. Kinn and A. Fish

R7

Evaluation of “Care at the pharmacy” in Gwent on the management of self limiting conditions and workload of a general medical practice
Roger Walker, Sian Evans and Diane Kirkland

R8

Pharmacist domiciliary visiting: review of English services
D. Bhattacharya, D. J. Wright and J. R. Purvis

R9

Examining alternatives for the remuneration of community pharmacy
A. M. Grant, C. M. Bond, J. Inch and A. Scott

R10

Opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes within inner city community pharmacies
A. G. Lawal, M. G. Patel, I. C. K. Wong and H. Chrystyn

R11

Student perceptions of pharmacy ethics
Joy Wingfield, Paul Bissell and Stacey Sadler

R12

Effectiveness of providing advice only versus advice plus simple analgesia in preventing pain following routine dental extraction under anaesthesia in children
L. Neely, J. Monkman, R. G. Hargreaves, B. Lacey, J. Law, G. Roberts, S. Wiston, M. Ledger-Scott and K. Holden

R13

Users’ views about and compliance with rectally administered medicines
Rory J. Towler, Jonathan Silcock, D. K. Raynor, Helen Brooks and Paul Moayyedi

R14

The pharmacist-led diabetic clinic improves glycaemic control in insulin-requiring type 2 diabetic patients: a randomised study
L. B. M. Tadros, M. Ledger-Scott, D. Stead, Aidan King, Edward Barnes, Matthew Malloy, Shirley Pearson and Diane Nayman

R15

Indicators for preventing drug-related morbidity:application in general practice
C. J. Morris, S. Rodgers, V. Hammersley, A. J. Avery and J. A. Cantrill

R16

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

R17

Development of an evidence-based medication assessment tool to demonstrate the quality of drug therapy use in patients with heart failure
J. McAnaw, S. Hudson and S. McGlynn

R18

Investigating the contribution of community pharmacists in identifying, understanding and meeting the needs of patients with diabetes, in collaboration with other healthcare professionals
Ziba Rajaei-Dehkordi, Caroline Hollingshead, Donna Herkes, Michael Holden and Shailen Rao

R19

Pharmacist-initiated MRSA eradication therapy: benefits for patient care?
Paul E. Mills, Roberta Parnaby and Christine Clark

R20

Supplying emergency hormonal contraception in community pharmacies: variation according to mode of supply and pharmacy type
E. M. Seston, R. A. Elliott and P. R. Noyce

R21

Eliciting women's preferences for the supply of emergency hormonal contraception using discrete choice techniques: identifying the attributes
E. M. Seston, R. A. Elliot and P. R. Noyce

R22

The validation of a medicines risk assessment tool: a pilot study
Christopher Ranson, Ray Fitzpatrick, David Green, Claire Allen, Melvyn Seed and Sue Lewis

R23

Medicines management in depression may increase the length of antidepressant therapy in primary care
John Donoghue, Keith Farrar and Ann Slee

R24

The scope of literature on pharmacy ethics
Joy Wingfield, Paul Bissell and Claire Anderson R24

R25

Use of diphenhydramine as a non-prescription hypnotic: patients' experiences
S. L. Barrington, R. Carroll, M. Hewitson, B. Munangatire, P. J. Rogers and S. M. Wood

R26

The career intentions of primary care pharmacists
R. Mullen

R27

Countdown to January 2005: standard operating procedures, regulation, training and skill mix issues for community pharmacy support staff
R. Mullen, S. Phul and J. Cantrill

R28

The attitude of a sample of community pharmacists to the provision of medicines management
Elizabeth Dinnie, Christine Bond and Margaret Watson

R29

Advantages of a pharmacist/nurse-led lithium clinic with on-the-spot testing
Patricia Morgan

R30

The patient's approach to concordance: a preliminary study
Caroline M. J. Allen, D. K. Raynor, Peter Knapp and Hilary Edmondson

R31

Medicines management in depression changes the pattern of health care resource use by depressed patients in primary care
John Donoghue, Keith Farrar and Ann Slee

R32

Does style matter? Assessing the impact of two magazines about the menopause
J. Sowter, P. Knapp, M. Everett, E. Hartley, M. Griffith-Jones, J. Walker and D. K. Raynor

R33

Evaluation of a pilot study to provide a medicines information enquiry answering service based in secondary care to general practitioners
Selwa El-Beik and Sue Banfield

R34

Attitudes to reflective practice and continuing professional development
J. A. Rees, J. A. Cantrill, M. Morris, I. Smith and C. Watkins

R35

How do general practitioners solve medicine-related problems?
Kelly Alexander, Sue Banfield, Larissa Gent and Selwa El-Beik

R36

Training and development needs of PCT strategic level pharmacists
Keith Wilson, Jill Jesson, Alison Blenkinsopp and Chris A. Langley

R37

An assessment of the alcohol content of medicines commonly used in paediatric liver and cystic fibrosis patients
C. M. Sanders, C. A. Langley, J. Persaud, J. F. Marriott and K. A. Wilson

R38

Financial consequences of one-stop dispensing at Birmingham Children's Hospital
K. P. Seabridge, C. A. Langley, H. Sohal, J. F. Marriott and K. A. Wilson

R39

An investigation of how community pharmacists solve medicines-related enquiries in South Manchester primary care trust
Caroline Burgess, Selwa El-Beik, Ruth Murdoch, and Sue Banfield

R40

Opinions of community pharmacists on their role in the prevention of cancer
E. F. R. Morrissey and C. Martin

R41

A study of concordance issues for older people
J. Westbury, K. Pollock and A. Blenkinsopp

R42

Is psychoactive medication usage in care homes related to staffing levels?
A. K. Schweizer, C. M. Hughes and M. L. Curran

R43

The effect of the prospective payment system on antidepressant prescribing in United States nursing homes
Carmel M. Hughes and Kate L. Lapane

R44

A qualitative study of issues relating to adherence and concordance in hypertensive patients
C. Bane, M. Cupples, C. M. Hughes and J. C. McElnay

R45

A retrospective evaluation of over-the-counter drug-related contributions to overdose attendances at accident and emergency departments in Northern Ireland
M. Wazaify, S. J. Kennedy, C. M. Hughes and J. C. McElnay

R46

How many pharmacists are writing discharge prescriptions in the north of England?
Sarah Parker, Carol Candlish, Lesley Davidson and Alan Worsley

R47

Do pharmacists extemporaneously dispense or do they use specials manufacturers?
C. A. Candlish, A. J. Worsley and S. Zaman

R48

The inter-rater reliability of explicit indicators of appropriate prescribing
M. P. Tully and J. A. Cantrill

R49

The validity of explicit indicators of appropriateness of long term prescribing
M. P. Tully and J. A. Cantrill

R50

Community pharmacists' attitudes and approaches to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain continuing professional development initiatives
Helen Hull, Adrian Hunt and Paul Rutter

R51

Standardising risk assessment to reduce unintentional non-compliance in aged patients pre-discharge
A. Donaghy and D. Wright

R52

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

R53

Development of a predictive model to identify factors influencing uptake of celecoxib and esomeprazole across primary care trusts
H. E. Kendall, S. Abbott and S. M. Jones

R54

A comparison of antibiotic prescribing indicators and medicines management scoring in secondary care
C. Curtis, C. A. Langley, J. F. Marriott and K. A. Wilson

R55

Pharmaceutical care for older people with mental health problems: what are the effects on adherence and health?
D. Harris and C. Anderson

R56

Interventions by community pharmacists for older people with mental health problems: are they appropriate?
D. Harris and C. Anderson

R57

Comparison of the incidence rates of gastrointestinal and thromboembolic events reported for patients prescribed celecoxib and meloxicam in general practice in England using PEM data
Deborah Layton, Kerry Hughes, Scott Harris and Saad A. W. Shakir

R58

Comparison of the incidence rates of thromboembolic events reported for patients prescribed rofecoxib and meloxicam in general practice in England using prescription-event monitoring data
Deborah Layton, Emma Heeley, Kerry Hughes and Saad A. W. Shakir

R59

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

R60

Effectiveness of inpatient oral anticoagulation management: comparison of pharmacists with junior medical staff
Keith Holden, Lynne Harris and Richard Prescott

R61

The relationship between a multiple deprivation profile of general practitioners' practice lists and prescribing
M. G. Timoney, C. M. Hughes and J. C. McElnay

R62

Assessment of surface bioburden during hospital aseptic processing
S. J. Hiom, C. Lowe and M. Oldcorne

R63

Pharmacist-led medication review clinics in general practice: the views of Greater Glasgow GPs
F. MacRae, R. Lowrie, A. MacLaren, R. Barbour and J. Norrie

R64

Nurse prescribers and community pharmacists
Jason Hall, Judith Cantrill and Peter Noyce

R65

NHS consultation on patient privacy: meeting the gap in the empirical evidence of pharmacists having access to information
John Keane, Jill Jesson and Keith Wilson

R66

Older pharmacists in the Great Britain pharmacy workforce: implications for professional practice
Phillip Shann and Karen Hassell

R67

Unreported use of complementary medicines by community pharmacy prescription customers
Swati Patel and Imogen Savage

R68

Is it time to stop dispensing extemporaneously in community pharmacy?
S. M. Rennison and J. C. Portlock

R69

Is there clinical evidence of the efficacy of medicinal products extemporaneously dispensed in community pharmacies?
S. M. Rennison and J. C. Portlock

R70

Medicine management for post myocardial infarction and post coronary artery bypass graft patients: a retrospective study
R. L. Loo and J. Kelly

R71

Outcomes guarantee: a new initiative to reduce drug wastage in primary care
S. Chapman and E. Reeve

R72

Are angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors prescribed appropriately and at evidence-based doses?
C. Alice Oborne and Kathryn McCormick

R73

Application of evidence-based criteria of appropriate aspirin and appropriate lipid-lowering therapy in diabetic inpatients
C. Alice Oborne and Marie Philbin

R74

Implementation of a clinic for pharmacist review of hypertensive patients in primary care
F. Reid, P. Murray and M. Storrie

R75

Postgraduate training offered to primary care pharmacists by schools of pharmacy: changes over the past five years
C. A. Langley, J. K. Jesson, K. A. Wilson and A. Blenkinsopp

R76

Enhancing the pharmaceutical care of patients with atrial fibrillation
S. J. Tweddell, D. J. Wright, C. Acomb and P. Taylor

R77

The attitudes and readiness of independent community pharmacists towards electronic transfer of prescriptions
G. Hall, S. M. Hall and M. Patel

R78

Extemporaneous manipulation of drugs in a paediatric hospital pharmacy: an audit
Catherine Tuleu, Joana Marques, Vincent Yeung and Ian Wong

R79

Oral syringe use in an acute hospital: audit and policy introduction
Tracey Boyce

R80

Developing a coronary heart disease service from a community pharmacy
Francois Joubert and Gary Choo

R81

An audit on the prescribing of atypical antipsychotics in a primary care trust to investigate compliance with licensing and NICE and PCT guidelines
C. Stewart, I. J. Cubbin, A. Munyika and T. Hinstridge

R82

A drug evaluation of the prescribing of COX-2 inhibitors in a local PCT compared with local and national guidelines
F. Ahmed, I. J. Cubbin and T. Hinstridge

R83

Research needs analysis: collaborative working towards a proactive research culture in pharmacy and the therapy professions in South Tees
P. A. Walters and A. Birleson

R84

Neyland Pharmacy: healthy lifestyle clinic
J. David and S. J. Hiom

R85

Benchmarking the current dispensing rate of Welsh hospital pharmacies
S. Hiom, D. Roberts, M. Hawksbee, R. Burfield, M. Francis, K. Walker, S. Lord and N. Warner

R86

When do medication errors occur and who reports them? Analysis of a web-based incident reporting scheme in secondary care
D. M. Ashcroft, M. Birtwistle, J. Cooke, K. Hingley and P. Moore

R87

One-stop or non-stop? Assessing the benefits of near-patient dispensing on a general medical ward
Debbie Campbell, Clare Conroy, Tanya Cameron and Mary Nicholls

R88

Switching elderly patients from NSAIDs to paracetamol: do patients accept it and does the switch method make a difference?
Judith East, Imogen Savage and Michael Blinston-Jones

R89

Influences on the prescribing of general practitioners: a cluster analysis
K. Aström, C. Duggan and I. Bates

R90

Clinical medication review by a pharmacist for older people in care homes: preliminary report
D. P. Alldred, A. G. Zermansky, D. R. Petty, D. K. Raynor, S. Thornton, N. Freemantle, J. Eastaugh and P. Bowie

R91

Competency framework improves the clinical practice of junior hospital pharmacists: interim results of the south of England trial
D. G. Webb, J. G. Davies, I. P. Bates, D. McRobbie, S. Antoniou, J. Wright and J. Quinn

R92

Managing medicines: a social worlds perspective of professional involvement
S. Simpson Prentis, K. Atkin, D. K. Raynor and S. J. Closs

R93

Blessed are the decision-makers? Approaches to decision-making in prescribing
J. Hackwood, D. K. Raynor and P Knapp

R94

Exploring antibiotic use using geographical information systems technology
G. Becket, D. Ecke, K. M. Ryan and P. T. Norris

R95

Role of the community pharmacist in health care needs for members of the south Asian minority ethnic population: general practitioner perspective
Role of the community pharmacist in health care needs for members of the south Asian minority ethnic population: general practitioner perspective

R96

Children's over-the-counter medicines purchase evaluation (COPE)
Ian Wong, Siew Siang Chua, Hilary Edmondson and Joana Marques

R97

Medication review: recruitment and accreditation of a cohort of community pharmacists
A. G. MacLaren, C. A. Mackie, R. Lowrie and S. Tennant

R98

Evidence of safety used to support decisions to withdraw medicinal products from the UK and US markets
Andrea Clarke and Saad A. W. Shakir

R99

The impact of reflection on clinical pharmacy practice: initial findings
J. Swart, A. Taylor and D. Taylor

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