The economic burden of asthma, which relates to the degree control, is €5 billion annually in Italy. Pharmacists could help improve asthma reducing this burden. This study aimed evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness Medicines Use Reviews provided by community pharmacists asthma. cluster randomised, multi-centre, controlled trial adult patients with was conducted 15 20 regions Italy between September 2014 July 2015. After stratification region, were randomly allocated group A (trained...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a community pharmacist-led intervention in asthma COPD patients Design: A parallel, two-arm, randomized controlled trial Setting: 100 pharmacies Sicily, Italy. Participants: In total, 836 adult with or who take prescription medications to manage their chronic respiratory conditions were assessed for eligibility, recruited, randomized. Participants recruited by pharmacist, primary care physician, specialist physician allocated...

The Italian Ministry of Health decided to introduce community professional services in 2010. This trial provides an opportunity evaluate the outcomes a new pharmacy service: Medicines Use Review (I-MUR) aimed at reducing severity asthma and its associated costs. is cluster randomised controlled I-MUR service. Data will be collected over time before, during after pharmacists' intervention. Fifteen regions involved it recruit 360 pharmacists 1800 patients. Each pharmacist receive training...

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate students’ perception of team-based learning (TBL) amongst a cohort exposed this methodology for the first time at university in United Kingdom.Methods: Between November and December 2018, 26 first-year Master Pharmacy 90 second-year Biomedical Science students School Life Sciences, University Sussex, Kingdom were invited participate requested complete questionnaire that contained quantitative qualitative questions. The component was based on Team-Based...

Background: Non-medical prescribers (NMPs) are perceived as a complement to busy general practice in primary care. Aim: To conduct an overview of the literature available on role and impact non-medical prescribing (NMP) care patients. Method: The search was conducted using multiple databases find articles published between January 2015-January 2021. Inclusion criteria: NMPs United Kingdom, written English language. Exclusion research secondary or outside UK. Findings: 285 studies were...

Purpose: Students’ satisfaction is an essential element in higher education. This study aimed to identify paths and predictive power of students’ during team-based learning (TBL) activities the faculty life sciences using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM).Methods: In 2018–2019, at University Sussex (Falmer, UK), 180 science students exposed TBL were invited participate study. Team-Based-Learning-Student-Assessment-Instrument was used. A conceptual model developed...

A key priority in asthma management is achieving control. The Asthma Control Test (ACT) a validated tool showing numerical indicator which has the potential to provide target drive management. novel pharmacist-led intervention recently evaluated and introduced Italian setting with cluster randomised controlled trial (C-RCT) showed effectiveness cost-effectiveness. This paper evaluates whether successful securing minimally important difference (MID) ACT score provides better health outcomes...

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Patient As Teacher (PAT) sessions on knowledge, communication skills, and participation pharmacy students in United Kingdom.Methods: During academic year 2019–2020, 1 2 at University Central Lancashire were invited complete a questionnaire following PAT sessions. Data analyzed by means descriptive statistics, including mean standard deviation for: continuous variables reliability analysis. Pearson’s chi-square or Fisher exact test, odds...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pharmacist's role, patient understanding and satisfaction during provision of a cost-effective pharmacist-led intervention using structural equation modelling (SEM). SEM is group statistical techniques used in different disciplines model latent variables evaluate theories.A validated questionnaire was gather views on intervention. A conceptual developed test significance satisfaction, role understanding, satisfaction. In addition,...

Rationale, aims and objectives: Although medicine review services are offered by community pharmacists in many countries, they non-existent Italy. A novel intervention, I-MUR, was developed for patients with asthma aiming to improve medicines use. The aim of this study obtain pharmacists’ patients’ views on the acceptability I-MUR service provided 4 Italian regions. Methods: Pharmacists’ expectations, experiences attitudes delivering were obtained through questionnaires distributed before...

Abstract Aim This study aimed to assess the consistency and replicability of these process measures during provision Italian Medicines Use Review (I-MUR). Background Medication review is a common intervention provided by community pharmacists in many countries, but with little evidence replicability. The I-MUR utilised standardised question template two separate large-scale studies. facilitated recording medicines problems reported patients, pharmaceutical care issues (PCIs) they found...

Background : The Italian university system is actively revising the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) curriculum to reflect post-COVID healthcare needs and a greater clinical focus. Understanding challenges opportunities faced by pharmacists that relocated Great Britain (GB) might provide valuable insights regarding transferability knowledge skills obtained in pharmacy degree. Aim study aimed capture perceptions practising GB degree programme explore they face their new professional environment,...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) costs the economy €210 billion per year in Europe. There is an association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and CVD risk.To evaluate cost effectiveness of LopiGLIK® (LOPI) lowering LDL-C risk.Single blind multicenter randomized controlled trial; patients were divided into two groups, subjected to centralized randomization.Four Italian regions.Thirty-one physicians enrolled 573 adult with mild hypercholesterolemia January 2016 2018.Patients...

Purpose Idea density has been shown to influence comprehension time for text in various populations. This study aims explore the of spoken idea on attainment young, healthy subjects using demographic characteristics.Methods Students watched two online lectures and answered 10 multiple choice questions them. received one more dense (MID) less (LID) lecture different subjects.Results Seventy-five students completed achieving a higher median score after idea-dense (LID = 7(3), MID 6(3), p...

To register as a pharmacist in the United Kingdom, an exam set by General Pharmaceutical Council must be undertaken. It involves pharmaceutical calculations and shows variable pass rates. Linguistic factors, such idea density, affect predict comprehension time. This trial will evaluate effect of lowering question density on attainment aligned to that is single-blind, parallel 2-arm multicentre randomised controlled conducted 14 Universities across Kingdom. A 1:1 randomisation sample size 198...