Deprescribing interventions in primary health care mapped to the Behaviour Change Wheel: A scoping review -- Impact of a blended learning program on community pharmacists’ barriers, knowledge, and counseling practice with regard to preconception, pregnancy and lactation -- “Before the training I just assumed they've done something bad”: Reporting on professional training for pharmacy assistants and pharmacy dispensary technicians on medically assisted treatment of opioid dependence -- Pharmacists’ experience of a diabetes risk-assessment service and analytical quality control in community pharmacies – A focus-group study -- Use of path modeling to inform a clinical decision support application to encourage osteoporosis medication use -- Pharmacist-led transitions of care for older adults at risk of drug-related problems: A feasibility study -- Operationalizing occupational fatigue in pharmacists: An exploratory factor analysis -- Changing understanding, perceptions, pain relief of and preference for generic medicines with patient education: An experimental intervention study -- Health care use and expenditures attributable to cancer: A population-based study -- Impact of a multidisciplinary medication reconciliation program on clinical outcomes: A pre-post intervention study in surgical patients -- Early longitudinal community pharmacy placements: Connection, integration and engagement -- Access to clinical pharmacy services in a pharmacist-physician covisit model -- Rural community pharmacies’ preparedness for and responses to COVID-19 -- Community pharmacy-based injectable naltrexone service delivery models and best practices -- Unpacking the black box of survey costs
K. Olson -- Genomics, epigenomics and pharmacogenomics of familial hypercholesterolemia (FHBGEP): A study protocol -- Community pharmacists’ lack of knowledge and confidence in non-prescription cannabidiol product.

[Article Title: Deprescribing interventions in primary health care mapped to the Behaviour Change Wheel: A scoping review / Jennifer E. Isenor and eight others, pp. 1229-1241]

Abstract: Polypharmacy and inappropriate medication use are an increasing concern. Deprescribing may improve medication use through planned and supervised dose reduction or stopping of medications. As most medication management occurs in primary health care, which is generally described as the first point of access for day-to-day care, deprescribing in primary health care is the focus on this review.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.005

[Article Title: Impact of a blended learning program on community pharmacists’ barriers, knowledge, and counseling practice with regard to preconception, pregnancy and lactation / Michael Ceulemans and four others, pp. 1242-1249]

Abstract: Community pharmacists acknowledge to have an important role in providing pharmaceutical care during preconception, pregnancy and lactation. However, pharmacists’ knowledge and counseling regarding this topic is still insufficient. Hence, educational initiatives are urgently needed.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.009

[Article Title: Before the training I just assumed they've done something bad”: Reporting on professional training for pharmacy assistants and pharmacy dispensary technicians on medically assisted treatment of opioid dependence / Tejaswini Patil and four others, pp. 1250-1258]

Abstract: A study that examined the lived experiences of Medically Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence (MATOD) consumers suggested that they had experienced discrimination and stigma in pharmacies in regional Victoria, Australia. To address this, the need for professional training opportunities for Pharmacy Assistants (PAs) and Pharmacy Dispensary Technicians (PTDs) had been emphasised. A research project was undertaken to develop training modules using Social Determinants of Health (SDH) for PAs and PDTs involved in providing MATOD pharmacy services in regional Victoria, and to evaluate their effectiveness.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.008

[Article Title: Before the training I just assumed they've done something bad”: Reporting on professional training for pharmacy assistants and pharmacy dispensary technicians on medically assisted treatment of opioid dependence / Tejaswini Patil and four others, pp. 1250-1258]

Abstract: A study that examined the lived experiences of Medically Assisted Treatment of Opioid Dependence (MATOD) consumers suggested that they had experienced discrimination and stigma in pharmacies in regional Victoria, Australia. To address this, the need for professional training opportunities for Pharmacy Assistants (PAs) and Pharmacy Dispensary Technicians (PTDs) had been emphasised. A research project was undertaken to develop training modules using Social Determinants of Health (SDH) for PAs and PDTs involved in providing MATOD pharmacy services in regional Victoria, and to evaluate their effectiveness.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.008

[Article Title: Pharmacists’ experience of a diabetes risk-assessment service and analytical quality control in community pharmacies – A focus-group study / Aslaug Johanne Risøy and four others, pp. 1259-1266]

Abstract: Healthcare services such as diabetes risk-assessment are increasingly common in community pharmacies. Knowledge of community pharmacists’ experiences of such services could ease the implementation of a larger-scale service.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.011

[Article Title: Use of path modeling to inform a clinical decision support application to encourage osteoporosis medication use / Michael J. Miller and six others, pp. 1267-1275]

Abstract: To estimate interrelationships of sociodemographic factors, perceived fracture risk, health literacy, receipt of medication information, medication trust and readiness to use osteoporosis medication; and apply observed relationships to inform design specifications for a clinical decision support application that can be used for personalized patient counseling.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.010

[Article Title: Pharmacist-led transitions of care for older adults at risk of drug-related problems: A feasibility study / Benoit Cossette and thirteen others, pp. 1276-1281]

Abstract: Transitions of care (TOC) is one of three key action areas identified in the World Health Organization (WHO)'s third Global Patient Safety Challenge, Medication Without Harm, released in 2017. Systematic reviews have shown that TOC interventions can improve health outcomes, although few studies have evaluated the role of the community pharmacist.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.013

[Article Title: Operationalizing occupational fatigue in pharmacists: An exploratory factor analysis / Taylor L. Watterson PharmD and three others, pp. 1282-1287]

Abstract: The Quadruple Aim recognizes that caring for the healthcare employee is necessary to optimize patient outcomes and health system performance. Although previous research has assessed pharmacists' workload, this study is the first to describe pharmacist occupational fatigue—a characteristic of excessive workload that inhibits workers’ abilities to function at normal capacity.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.012

[Article Title:Changing understanding, perceptions, pain relief of and preference for generic medicines with patient education: An experimental intervention study / Maria Kleinstäuber, Sarah Colgan and Keith J. Petrie, pp. 1288-1299]

Abstract: Generic medicines have been associated with less perceived efficacy and more side effects compared to brand name drugs. Educational interventions to improve individuals’ negative perceptions of generic medicines show contradictory effects.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.014

[Article Title:Health care use and expenditures attributable to cancer: A population-based study / Taehwan Park and Monica Hwang, pp. 1300-1305]

Abstract: As more people are living with cancer due to increases in cancer survival, it is important to understand cancer burden. Studies have examined cancer-related costs using data more than a decade ago.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.017

[Article Title:Impact of a multidisciplinary medication reconciliation program on clinical outcomes: A pre-post intervention study in surgical patients / A.B. Guisado-Gil and five, pp. 1306-1312]

Abstract: Previous studies have evaluated the effects of medication reconciliation (MR) and suggest that it is effective in decreasing medication discrepancies. Nevertheless, a recent overview of systematic reviews concluded that there is no clear evidence in favor of MR in patient-related outcomes and healthcare utilization, and further research about it is needed.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.09.018

[Article Title: Early longitudinal community pharmacy placements: Connection, integration and engagement / Aisling Kerr and four, pp. 1313-1320]

Abstract: Longitudinal placements are defined as involving “a regular, recurrent placement in the same setting with the same supervisor over a period of time”. “Continuity” is the organising principle for promoting learning through continuity of care, curriculum and supervision. Longitudinal placements are widely used in medicine, but less is known about their use in pharmacy and whether the educational principles translate to community pharmacy practice.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.001

[Article Title: Access to clinical pharmacy services in a pharmacist-physician covisit model / Irene Park Ulrich and six others, pp. 1321-1326]

Abstract: A pharmacist-physician covisit model in which patients see both a pharmacist and physician on the same day was established in a primary care practice. Previously, patients were seen in a referrals-based model in which providers referred patients for clinical pharmacy services on a different day.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.002

[Article Title: Rural community pharmacies’ preparedness for and responses to COVID-19 / Delesha M. Carpenter and seven others, pp. 1327-1331]

Abstract: Rural pharmacies may be better positioned to respond to pandemics if they had disaster preparedness training, updated disaster preparedness plans, and received regular policy guidance from professional bodies.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.008

[Article Title: Rural community pharmacies’ preparedness for and responses to COVID-19 / Delesha M. Carpenter and seven others, pp. 1327-1331]

Abstract: Rural pharmacies may be better positioned to respond to pandemics if they had disaster preparedness training, updated disaster preparedness plans, and received regular policy guidance from professional bodies.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.008

[Article Title: Community pharmacy-based injectable naltrexone service delivery models and best practices / James H. Ford II and five others, pp. 1327-1331]

Abstract: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major public health issue in the United States. Medications for OUD (MOUD), which combines the use of approved medications with counseling and behavioral therapies, represents an evidence-based approach to treat individuals living with an OUD. However, MOUD has not kept up with increased demand and new treatment approaches are needed. One approach is injectable naltrexone, an approved and effective MOUD treatment, provided by pharmacists, who are more geographically accessible and have legal authority to administer it in some states.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.10.004