research suggests that minor ailments and injuries account for between 30 and 40 per cent of attendances at accident and emergency departments.Transferring minor ailments in the community from GPs to pharmacists has been shown to reduce GP workload for those ailments and such schemes have been ...
"Ontario is in the process of establishing a plan for allowing pharmacists to prescribe for minor ailments," Alsabbagh said. "We wanted to examine the economic impact of a variety of methods for implementing this change to determine which one is most cost-effective for Ontario's health-care ...
Some Yukon pharmacists are now trained and certified to assess, diagnose and prescribe medications for what a Yukon government release describes as “common, minor ailments.” In a Dec. 28 release, the territorial government announced that participating pharmacists can also provide injections to prevent...
Response to: Costs and savings associated with a pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments program in SaskatchewanResponse to: Costs and savings associated with a pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments program in SaskatchewanOverall, we were completely transparent about the value...
Pharmacists' counseling protocols for minor ailments: a structure-based analysis. Res. Social Adm. Pharm. 8(1), 87-100.Cavaco, A. M., & Pereira, P. F. (2012). Pharmacists' counseling protocols for minor ailments: A structure-based analysis. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, ...
Pharmacists' perspectives on the pharmacy first minor ailments scheme. Int J Pharm Pract. 2008;16(2):73-80.Pumtong S, Boardman HF, Anderson CW. Pharmacists' perspectives on the pharmacy first minor ailments scheme. IJPP 2008; 16: 73-80...
The article focuses on a survey conducted by the research company TNS that suggests that pharmacists are prominently sought after for treatment of minor ailments. It states that about two third people give credit to their pharmacist's advice while buying medicines for treatment of minor ailments. ...
Community pharmacists encountered 11-30 customers with minor ailments per day, with an average of about 4.8 (1.3-20.5) minutes per encounter. None of the studies reported the availability and/or use of a specific protocol to guide the management of minor ailments. There was wide variation in ...
Adherence by community pharmacists to a guideline on the treatment of minor ailmentsArenas, A M OSuescun, L S BDe Lima, A OParejo, M I BDader, M J FPinol, F P
economic evaluationObjectives The objective of this study was to use a decision-analytic model to examine the potential economic impact of establishing a remunerated programme for pharmacists prescribing for minor ailments (PPMA) in Ontario, Canada.Kim, John J.Tian, Adeline H.Lee PhamNakhla, Nardine...