Liability and Other Legal Issues Affecting Patient Counseling
Harvey M. Rappaport, Kelly S. Straker, Tracy S. Hunter, Joseph F. Roy in The Guidebook for Patient Counseling, 2020
The latter, Tennessee case, Dooley v. Everett, involved the issue of whether a pharmacist had a duty to warn a patient, the physician, or both of the potential interaction between two different prescription drugs, written by the same physician on two different days for a three-year-old child. The drugs were theophylline and erythromycin; all prescriptions were accurately dispensed. The child suffered cerebral seizures. In its decision, the court refused to extend the learned intermediary doctrine to the (pharmacist’s) patient and focused on whether the scope of duty owed by the pharmacist includes a duty to warn. It recognized that, “The pharmacist is a professional who has a duty to his customer to exercise the standard of care required by the pharmacy profession in the same or similar communities as the community in which he practices his profession.”
Pain control in palliative care
Rodger Charlton in Primary Palliative Care, 2018
The pharmacist has an important role within the primary care team both as a source of advice and information for patient and primary care team members and in the practical role of dispensing medications or assisting with the preparation of medication for a syringe driver. Input from the pharmacist in palliative care can be pivotal, particularly when the patient’s symptoms are being managed with medications. It is helpful if the patient tends to go to the same local pharmacy, so that the pharmacist is involved in the overall care and monitoring of the patient’s management and computer records of medicines previously dispensed. In an urban setting the patient may go to a variety of pharmacists and lose this added benefit, but they might opt to select just one pharmacy for better continuity of palliative care.
Enhancing Communication Competencies
Michael J. Madson in Teaching Writing in the Health Professions, 2021
In 1997, the World Health Organization report entitled “Preparing the Pharmacist of the Future: Curricular Development” outlined the 7 essential roles of the pharmacist, one of which was “communicator.”10 In recent years, the traditional role of the pharmacist has evolved from being product-focused to patient-focused such that pharmacy graduates are being trained to provide patient-care services not directly associated with medication dispensing while working within interprofessional teams.11 Also, as trends in the projected growth of the pharmacist profession now show a surplus of pharmacists entering the workforce, new graduates may seek careers in nontraditional pharmacy settings such as academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and managed care organizations, among others.12 These changes mean that pharmacy graduates must be able to communicate and collaborate with a variety of audiences, including patients, caregivers, policymakers, physicians, nurses, and other health-care providers.10
Defining and enhancing collaboration between community pharmacists and primary care providers to improve medication safety
Published in Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2022
Annesha White, Kimberly G. Fulda, Rachel Blythe, Michelle A. Chui, Emily Reeve, Richard Young, Anna Espinoza, Noah Hendrix, Yan Xiao
While the primary role of the community pharmacist may be thought of as mostly a dispensing role, there is an expanding scope of clinical services that can be provided at, or through, community pharmacies. The pharmacist’s evolving role has demonstrated the demand for enhanced collaboration with physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician associates, referred to as a group as primary care providers (PCPs). The community pharmacists serve as the ”gatekeepers” for prescription drugs since they are the last individual to verify a medication order before it gets to the patient. Pharmacists are in a unique position as medication experts to support the role of physicians to achieve the best outcomes for patients. Therefore, both community pharmacists and PCPs serve significant roles regarding medication safety. Successful PCP–pharmacist collaboration could help improve patient outcomes and reduce medication errors.
Educating international students about medication access and usage in the US: A pilot project
Published in Journal of American College Health, 2020
Brenda Shen, Helen Kim, Chelsea Pekny, Jennifer L. Rodis
In August 2016, the College of Pharmacy and Office of International Affairs collaborated to provide seven presentations during the required international students’ orientation sessions. In the 20-minute orientation, a brief overview on medication access and usage in the United States was given using a 17 slide presentation. Students were initially educated on the vital role of a community pharmacist and how they may access the services of the pharmacy. In addition, differences between over-the-counter and prescription medications, generic and brand-name medications, how to fill a prescription and refills, insurance coverage, and payment methods at the university were also discussed. The accessibility of the community pharmacist as a health care professional to the public was emphasized, and students were encouraged to consult their pharmacists regarding questions about medications. As this presentation was adapted from a previously developed educational workshop at the institution, Pharmacy Ambassadors, it was reviewed for clarity and content by College of Pharmacy faculty, the creator of Pharmacy Ambassadors, and staff from the Office of International Affairs.6 This project was determined exempt by the university’s Institutional Review Board.
The future of CPD for general practitioners, registered pharmacy staff and general practice nurses in Scotland - qualitative responses from a national survey
Published in Education for Primary Care, 2020
David E. Cunningham, Sarah Luty, Anna Alexander, Vicki Waqa, Leon Zlotos
Sixty pharmacy respondents mentioned that peer discussion was a required CPD element for revalidation and that they would have to meet this requirement. A few suggested that CPD activities should be easier to record. I find [recording] CPD a very time consuming and unnecessary task. I find it helpful to reflect on my experience and learning but not to the degree of needing to record it nine times a year. I find it difficult to put what I have learnt into the specific boxes and would find it much easier if I could submit confidential case studies. (Hospital pharmacist)I have to say, I am firmly against writing up CPD cycles for completing assessed training. My understanding of the training should be accepted by passing the assessment, not by writing up a cycle, which takes up more time again. In this respect, all training should be assessed to stop the need for CPD cycle. The assessment should be modified to assess how we would use this learning in practice – a current entry field of the CPD cycle, online. (Community pharmacist)
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