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. 2022 Feb 7;19(3):1867.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031867.

Assessment of Pharmacists' Willingness to Conduct Medication Use Reviews in Poland

Piotr Merks  1 , Urszula Religioni  2   3 , Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk  4 , Justyna Kaźmierczak  5 , Artur Białoszewski  6 , Eliza Blicharska  7 , Anna Kowalczuk  8 , Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska  9
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Assessment of Pharmacists' Willingness to Conduct Medication Use Reviews in Poland

Piotr Merks et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Introduction: Pharmacists play an important role in healthcare. Their functions are evolving and, in many countries, they actively participate in interdisciplinary patient treatment. One of the most common services provided by pharmacists as part of pharmaceutical care in community pharmacies involves medication reviews.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the readiness of pharmacists to conduct medication reviews in community pharmacies.

Materials and methods: This study comprises 493 pharmacists from community pharmacies in Poland. A questionnaire (developed for the purposes of this study) was used. It consisted of eight questions regarding readiness to conduct medication reviews, along with personal data.

Results: A total of 63.9% of the pharmacists were ready to conduct medication reviews, and 23.1% already had experience in this area. Participants were of the opinion that this service should be funded by the Ministry of Health or a third-party public payer, and overall was valued by the participants at PLN 169.04 (SD = 280.77) net per patient.

Conclusions: Pharmacists in Poland have expressed their readiness to conduct medical reviews. Implementation of this service in community pharmacies in Poland can have a significant impact on optimising patient health outcomes.

Keywords: community pharmacy; medication review; pharmacist; readiness; role of pharmacists.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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