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

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  • Piotr Merks

    (Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Urszula Religioni

    (Collegium of Business Administration, Warsaw School of Economics, 02-513 Warsaw, Poland
    School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk

    (Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmacy Practice Division, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-780 Poznan, Poland)

  • Justyna Kaźmierczak

    (Zdrowit sp. z o.o., Pharmacy Chain, ul. Diamentowa 3, 41-940 Piekary Śląskie, Poland)

  • Artur Białoszewski

    (Department of the Prevention of Environmental Hazards, Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Eliza Blicharska

    (Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland)

  • Anna Kowalczuk

    (National Institute of Medicine, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska

    (Chair and Department of Palliative Medicine, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-245 Poznan, Poland)

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.

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  • Piotr Merks & Urszula Religioni & Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk & Justyna Kaźmierczak & Artur Białoszewski & Eliza Blicharska & Anna Kowalczuk & Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska, 2022. "Assessment of Pharmacists’ Willingness to Conduct Medication Use Reviews in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-8, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1867-:d:743894
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    1. Marcin Wiśniewski & Urszula Religioni & Piotr Merks, 2020. "Community Pharmacies in Poland—The Journey from a Deregulated to a Strictly Regulated Market," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-11, November.
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