Impact of community pharmacists in COPD management: Inhalation technique and medication adherence
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Effect of a network system for providing proper inhalation technique by community pharmacists on clinical outcomes in COPD patients
INTRODUCTION Nonadherence to inhalation therapy is very common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Few data are available to support the role of community pharmacists in optimizing inhalation therapy in COPD patients. Since 2007, the Kitano Hospital and the Kita-ku Pharmaceutical Association have provided a network system for delivering correct inhalation techniques t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0954-6111
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2016.07.010