Factors influencing patient participation in medication counseling at the community pharmacy: A systematic review -- Medicine self-administration errors in the older adult population: A systematic review -- A comparison of medication access services at 340B and non-340B hospitals -- The management of asthma in adult patients in the community pharmacy setting: Literature review -- Development of the adult complexity tool for pharmaceutical care (ACTPC) in hospital: A modified Delphi study -- Barriers and facilitators to pharmacists integrating into the ward-based multidisciplinary team: A systematic review and meta-synthesis -- Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre- dialysis chronic kidney disease patients -- Sleep health management in community pharmacy: Where are we and where should we be heading? -- Awareness of and willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among community residents -- Mapping the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy graduate students’ wellness -- Implementation Evaluation of an Interprofessional Programme (Siscare) for Supporting Patients
with Type 2 Diabetes in a primary care setting -- A mixed methods evaluation of the implementation of pharmacy services within a team-based at-home care program -- A country-level national needs assessment of the Indonesian pharmacy workforce -- Deprescribing perceptions and practice reported by multidisciplinary hospital clinicians after, and by medical students before and after, viewing an e-learning module -- A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a pharmacist-led feedback pilot intervention on insulin prescribing in a hospital setting -- Applicability of pharmacist to technician ratio laws and regulations on non-resident pharmacies – Amultistate legal review.

[Article Title: Factors influencing patient participation in medication counseling at the community pharmacy: A systematic review / Bonyan Qudah, Tanvee Thakur and Betty Chewning, pp. 1863-1876]

Abstract: Findings document that patient participation in pharmacy encounters is associated with favorable outcomes. However, there is a need to understand factors that may enhance or hinder patient engagement and pharmacist counseling behaviors during their medication discussions. This review aims to: (1) identify barriers and facilitators for patient engagement in pharmacy consultations, (2) explore the relationship between patient factors (such as demographics and communication behavior) and subsequent pharmacist counseling behavior.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.005

[Article Title: Medicine self-administration errors in the older adult population: A systematic review / Fatma Aldila and Ramesh L. Walpola, pp. 1877-1886]

Abstract: Medicine self-administration errors (MSEs) are a longstanding issue in patient safety. Although many studies have examined MSEs in the general adult population, the MSEs that occur specifically in the older adult population and their contributing factors are not well understood.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.008

[Article Title: A comparison of medication access services at 340B and non-340B hospitals / Isha Rana and seven others, pp. 1887-1892]

Abstract: For patients that face barriers to filling their prescriptions, the availability of medication access services at their site of care can mean the difference between receiving prescribed drug therapy, and undue interruptions in care. Hospitals often provide medication access services that are not reimbursed by payers; however, they can be challenging to sustain. The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows covered entities to generate savings through discounted pricing for certain outpatient medications, which can then be used to provide more comprehensive services, including medication access services.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.010

[Article Title: The management of asthma in adult patients in the community pharmacy setting: Literature review / Aseel Mahmoud and three others, pp. 1893-1906]

Abstract: Asthma poses a public health concern, with an estimated 235 million people currently living with the condition globally. The provision of evidence-based, patient-centred services for adult asthma patients in community pharmacy which involves collaboration across the multidisciplinary team could improve their asthma control.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.04.001

[Article Title: Development of the adult complexity tool for pharmaceutical care (ACTPC) in hospital: A modified Delphi study / Meshal A. Alshakrah and five others, pp. 1907-1922]

Abstract: Hospital pharmacists play an essential role in patient care; however, a lack of resources means pharmacists are unable to review all patients daily. Consequently, there is a demand for reliable screening tools to allocate care to patients with urgent and/or complex pharmaceutical needs. Several tools have been developed, but no broad consensus exists on the design of a screening tool to be used in the adult hospital setting.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.009

[Article Title: Barriers and facilitators to pharmacists integrating into the ward-based multidisciplinary team: A systematic review and meta-synthesis / Katie Hatton and three others, pp. 1923-1936]

Abstract: Pharmacists who are integrated into the ward team are involved in initial decision making, therefore pre-empting pharmaceutical problems and optimising therapy from the outset. Identifying the barriers and facilitators (determinants) to successful pharmacist integration within a multidisciplinary ward team will facilitate design of strategies to support integration.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.006

[Article Title: Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients / Asmaa Al-mansouri and seven others, pp. 1937-1944]

Abstract: The management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications places a significant burden on patients, resulting in impairment of their health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). Little is known about treatment-related burden in pre-dialysis and hemodialysis (HD) CKD patients.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.010

[Article Title: Sleep health management in community pharmacy: Where are we and where should we be heading? / Mariam M. Basheti and four others, pp. 1945-1956]

Abstract: Poor sleep health is now recognised as a significant risk factor for chronic diseases and is associated with considerable comorbidity and mortality. Community pharmacists are primary care clinicians with an integral role in sleep health promotion and chronic sleep disorder management; however, it is unclear to what extent this is currently being undertaken or what the perspectives of Australian community pharmacists regarding their role in sleep health are.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.011

[Article Title: Awareness of and willingness to use HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among community residents / Kenric B. Ware and Marcelus U. Ajonina, pp. 1957-1961]

Abstract: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) helps to decrease HIV acquisition and transmission rates. The purpose of this study was to assess awareness of HIV PrEP and willingness to use it, if available, among individuals residing in Buea, Cameroon.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.012

[Article Title: Mapping the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy graduate students’ wellness / Hyllore Imeri and three others, pp. 1962-1967]

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in pharmacy graduate students' (PhGS) lives. While pharmacy graduate programs across the U.S. have reported adjustments due to the pandemic, there is currently no data on the PhGS’ wellness, and the impact on and extent to which offered supports and guidance has met PhGS needs.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.016

[Article Title: Implementation Evaluation of an Interprofessional Programme (Siscare) for Supporting Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a primary care setting / Noura Bawab and three others, pp. 1968-1977]

Abstract: In 2016, the Swiss government decided to back the implementation of an interprofessional patient support programme to redefine and extent the pharmacist's role in primary care. The programme, called Siscare, includes regular motivational interviews by pharmacists; medication adherence, patient-reported, and clinical outcomes monitoring; and pharmacist-physician interactions.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.019

[Article Title: A mixed methods evaluation of the implementation of pharmacy services within a team-based at-home care program / Carrie M. Blanchard PharmD, and six others, pp. 1978-1988]

Abstract: Sub-optimal medication use results in significant avoidable morbidity, mortality, and costs. Programs, such as comprehensive medication management (CMM), can help to optimize medication use, improve outcomes, and reduce costs. However, implementing programs like CMM can be challenging and differences in how CMM has been implemented may be responsible for observed heterogeneity in the outcomes associated with CMM.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.02.017

[Article Title: A country-level national needs assessment of the Indonesian pharmacy workforce / Sherly Meilianti, and four others, pp. 1989-1996]

Abstract: This article describes a country-level needs-assessment process using a systematic approach (via the FIP Development Goals (FIP DGs) workforce element) as an analytical framework. The needs-assessment aimed to prioritise gaps toward transforming the pharmacy workforce as a prelude to practice and pharmaceutical services reform in Indonesia.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.003

[Article Title:Deprescribing perceptions and practice reported by multidisciplinary hospital clinicians after, and by medical students before and after, viewing an e-learning module / Brendan Ng, and four others, pp. 1997-2005]

Abstract: There are many barriers to deprescribing in the routine care of older inpatients with polypharmacy. Implementation is limited by factors related to clinicians, patients, and the acute care setting. A short (11 min) e-learning module for multidisciplinary hospital clinicians was developed to address two commonly reported barriers: awareness of polypharmacy and self-efficacy in deprescribing.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.002

[Article Title:A mixed-methods evaluation of the impact of a pharmacist-led feedback pilot intervention on insulin prescribing in a hospital setting / M. Lloyd, and five others, pp. 2006-2014]

Abstract: This was a mixed-methods study in a hospital setting. An insulin prescribing feedback intervention was delivered verbally and in writing to twelve doctors. Insulin prescribing error frequency was compared to ten doctors who had not received the feedback intervention. Insulin prescribing was audited over four weeks at the start and end of the intervention period. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participating doctors who had received feedback, and qualitative data analysed thematically to explore the impact of the intervention on their prescribing practice.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.007

[Article Title: Applicability of pharmacist to technician ratio laws and regulations on non-resident pharmacies – A multistate legal review/ Brieanna Hockenberry and Joseph Lavino pp. 2015-2018]

Abstract: A challenge presents itself when a pharmacy obtains multiple non-resident pharmacy licenses and is mandated to comply with the laws and regulations of those states, including pharmacist to technician ratios. Current laws and regulations regarding ratios vary greatly amongst the states. Additionally, non-resident licensees, are at times required to comply with several different state pharmacy laws and regulations simultaneously, which often are in conflict and create a significant barrier for the pharmacy to comply.

Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2021.03.012