1 Department of Pharmacy Administration, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. 2 Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. 3 Department of Veterans Affairs, Pharmacy Benefits Management Strategic Healthcare Group, Hines, IL. 4 Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, Veterans Health Adm...

In 2008, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and its Research and Education Foundation initiated the Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI), the goal of which is to “significantly advance the health and well-being of patients in hospitals and health systems by developing and disseminating optimal pharmacy practice models that are based on the effective use of pharmacists...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Many Canadian hospital pharmacies are experiencing difficulties recruiting supervisory personnel. It was expected that, through a "learning-by-doing" course, pharmacy staff would learn to apply basic skills in the day-to-day supervision of pharmacy operations and human resources and to apply the principles of supervisory documentation. METHODS A supervisory skills cou...

BACKGROUND In the financing of a national health system, where pharmaceutical spending is one of the main cost containment targets, predicting pharmacy costs for individuals and populations is essential for budget planning and care management. Although most efforts have focused on risk adjustment applying diagnostic data, the reliability of this information source has been questioned in the pri...

BACKGROUND Numerous mechanisms have been introduced to deliver prescription drug benefits while controlling pharmaceutical costs. An understanding of the most prominent mechanisms of benefit management is an important step in determining the most effective approach to take in future years. OBJECTIVES The aims of this review were to illustrate the mechanisms by which managed care has attempted...

Knowledge about prescription drug benefits is necessary for consumers to choose appropriate health benefits plans in a consumer-directed health plan market. The objective of this study was to describe employees' knowledge of their prescription drug benefits. A one-group, cross-sectional survey of full-time university employees with a tiered pharmacy benefit was performed. Correct responses to k...

BACKGROUND There has been a recent increase in weight management services available in pharmacies across Australia and England. The aim of this study was to determine the following between women in Victoria and Nottingham: similarities and differences of what weight management options are preferred by women pharmacy consumers; how they feel about pharmacists providing advice in this area; and w...

BACKGROUND The pressure on healthcare services worldwide has driven the incorporation of disease state management services within community pharmacies in developed countries. Pharmacists are recognised as the most accessible healthcare professionals, and the incorporation of these services facilitates patient care. In Australia, the opportunity to manage pharmacy patients with mental illness ha...

ELENA MIHAELA CARAUSU1, VIOLETA TRANDAFIR2,3*, LAURA GHIBU4,5*, OVIDIU STAMATIN6, LAURA ELISABETA CHECHERITA7 1Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Management and Public Health Dentistry, 16 Universitatii Str, 700115, Iasi, Romania 2 Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Department of Oral and M...

OBJECTIVE To update the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination based on analysis of pharmacy practice elements (functions, responsibilities, and knowledge). DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING United States in spring 2005. INTERVENTIONS Web-based survey. PARTICIPANTS Random sample of 4,000 Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Respondents' ratings of e...