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Impact of pharmaceutical counseling in minor health problems in rural Portugal.

Pharmacy practice

Coelho RB, Costa FA.
PMID: 25580167
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2014 Oct;12(4):451. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552014000400002. Epub 2014 Mar 15.

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of self-medication and to evaluate the clinical impact of pharmaceutical counseling.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was used with a prospective component, the latter to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical...

Nonprescription Allergy Medications.

The Physician and sportsmedicine

Voy R.
PMID: 27438931
Phys Sportsmed. 1992 Jun;20(6):112-20. doi: 10.1080/00913847.1992.11710299.

In brief The side effects of over-the-counter allergy drugs may inhibit athletic performance in various ways. For example, an antihistamine may diminish alertness or cause drowsiness in a bicyclist and lead to a serious accident. Decongestants are safe, but...

CMA position on nonprescription drugs.

Canadian Medical Association journal

[No authors listed]
PMID: 20312495
Can Med Assoc J. 1974 Apr 06;110(7):860-3.

No abstract available.

New Zealand parent's perceptions of the use and safety of over the counter liquid analgesics.

Pharmacy practice

Bushby SK, Anderson RJ, Braund R.
PMID: 25126147
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2010 Oct;8(4):238-42. doi: 10.4321/s1886-36552010000400006. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the knowledge of parents and caregivers with respect to the purchase, use and storage of liquid analgesics purchased over the counter (OTC) from pharmacies. This would enable specific strategies to...

Evaluation of Point-of-Care Resources for Dietary Supplement Information.

Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Montgomery AE, Beckett RD, Montagano KJ, Kutom S.
PMID: 29589473
J Evid Based Integr Med. 2018 Jan-Dec;23:2515690X18764844. doi: 10.1177/2515690X18764844.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate 6 tertiary, point-of-care drug information resources' dietary supplement content.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional evaluation of Lexicomp Natural Products Database, Micromedex Alternative Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, Natural Medicines, The Review of Natural Products, and Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs....

Confusing the drug facts on one nonprescription drug label with those on another: The Drug Facts Label as a text schema.

Health psychology open

Ryan MP, Costello-White RN, Sandoval MN.
PMID: 28070399
Health Psychol Open. 2016 Apr 07;3(1):2055102916641955. doi: 10.1177/2055102916641955. eCollection 2016 Jan.

The Drug Facts Label is designed to guide consumers in comparing nonprescription drugs. Undergraduates studied and recalled drug facts for three analgesic or non-analgesic labels using Drug Facts Label headings as retrieval cues. They then studied and recalled drug...

Development of a Theory-Based Intervention to Enhance Information Exchange during Over-The-Counter Consultations in Community Pharmacy.

Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)

Seubert LJ, Whitelaw K, Hattingh L, Watson MC, Clifford RM.
PMID: 30356015
Pharmacy (Basel). 2018 Oct 24;6(4). doi: 10.3390/pharmacy6040117.

(1) Background: Community pharmacy personnel help mitigate risks of self-care by consumers who seek over-the-counter (OTC) medicines or treatment of symptoms and/or conditions. Exchange of information facilitates the OTC consultation, but pharmacy personnel often report difficulties in engaging consumers...

Community pharmacists' recommendations for natural products for stress in Melbourne, Australia: a simulated patient study.

Pharmacy practice

Clayton K, Luxford Y, Colaci J, Hasan M, Miltiadou R, Novikova D, Vlahopoulos D, Stupans I.
PMID: 32256893
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2020 Jan-Mar;18(1):1660. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2020.1.1660. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

BACKGROUND: Community pharmacists are often the first health professional approached to provide treatment for health issues, including the important mental health challenge, stress. Over-the-counter products for stress almost always are complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) and in Australia no...

The FDA Funding Crisis.

The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians

Alphonse J, Bellam S, Fernandez M, Gilbert A, Roper L, Zapantis A, Speth RC.
PMID: 34861005
J Pharm Technol. 2014 Apr;30(2):57-60. doi: 10.1177/8755122513505224. Epub 2013 Oct 01.

The role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to ensure the safety of prescription and nonprescription drugs, dietary supplements, and the food supply, representing more than 20% of US consumer spending. The increased need to monitor imported...

Multimodal Treatment Patterns for Osteoarthritis and Their Relationship to Patient-Reported Pain Severity: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the United States.

Journal of pain research

Nalamachu SR, Robinson RL, Viktrup L, Cappelleri JC, Bushmakin AG, Tive L, Mellor J, Hatchell N, Jackson J.
PMID: 33380823
J Pain Res. 2020 Dec 23;13:3415-3425. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S285124. eCollection 2020.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess how patient-reported pain is related to osteoarthritis (OA) treatment patterns in routine clinical practice.PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data were collected between February and May 2017 from 153 United States (US) primary...

Learning From Consultations Conducted by Community Pharmacists in Northern Ireland for Nonprescription Sildenafil: A Qualitative Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framework.

Sexual medicine

Gordijn R, Teichert M, Nicolai MPJ, Elzevier HW, Guchelaar HJ, Hughes CM.
PMID: 34628114
Sex Med. 2021 Oct 07;9(6):100440. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100440. Epub 2021 Oct 07.

INTRODUCTION: Nonprescription sildenafil was introduced to the United Kingdom in 2018 as the first pharmacy service concerning sexual function, an important but often ignored factor for quality of life.AIM: This study aimed to evaluate pharmacists' views on providing nonprescription...

Knowledge and behavior of consumers towards the non-prescription purchase of antibiotics: An insight from a qualitative study from New Delhi, India.

Pharmacy practice

Kotwani A, Joshi J, Lamkang AS, Sharma A, Kaloni D.
PMID: 33828621
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2021 Jan-Mar;19(1):2206. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2021.1.2206. Epub 2021 Mar 22.

BACKGROUND: In Low-and Middle-Income Countries, including India, consumers often purchase antibiotics over-the-counter (OTC) from retail pharmacies. This practice leads to the inappropriate use of antibiotics in the community which is an important driver for the development of antimicrobial resistance....

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