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Research paper thumbnail of Saskatchewan Physicians’ Opinions of Their Personalized Prescribing Profiles Related to Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, and Gabapentin

Journal of Medical Regulation, 2021

Overdoses of prescription medications continue to be a significant concern for health systems aro... more Overdoses of prescription medications continue to be a significant concern for health systems around the world. Medical regulators in several jurisdictions have started generating personalized prescribing profiles for individual physicians as an audit and feedback tool to reduce the sub-optimal prescribing of high-risk drugs such as opioids, benzodiazepines and stimulants. However, little is known about how to most effectively communicate the data in these prescriber profiles to the intended recipients. The aim of this study was to collect the opinions of physicians in Saskatchewan, Canada, regarding their personalized prescriber profiles. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were completed in January 2019 with 17 physicians who were given access to personalized profiles containing their prescribing information on opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants and gabapentin. Interviews were recorded and data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Respondents thought the profiles were a usefu...

Research paper thumbnail of The Requirement for a Patient’s Self-Diagnosis within the Minor Ailments Prescribing Process in a Canadian Province. A Commentary

Selfcare Journal, Jan 31, 2014

Pharmacists in a Canadian province were granted authority to prescribe a limited number of medici... more Pharmacists in a Canadian province were granted authority to prescribe a limited number of medicines (normally available only to doctors) for seven minor ailments. This province was also the first to pay pharmacists for such encounters. The prescribing guidelines for the process were based on an important tenet-that of a patient's self-diagnosis. During consults, pharmacists were expected to confirm patient assessments of the condition they felt they had. The reason this approach was taken, and the ability of the public to diagnose themselves, is discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of The Oz craze: The effect of pop culture media on health care

Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating pharmacist prescribing for minor ailments

The International journal of pharmacy practice, Jan 16, 2014

Saskatchewan is the second Canadian province to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for mi... more Saskatchewan is the second Canadian province to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for minor ailments and the only province that remunerates for this activity. The aim of this project was to determine whether patients prescribed such treatment by a pharmacist symptomatically improve within a set time frame. Pharmacists were asked to hand a study-invitation card to anyone for whom they prescribed a medication for a minor ailment during the 1-year study period. Consenting participants contacted the study researchers directly and were subsequently instructed to complete an online questionnaire at the appropriate follow-up time. Ninety pharmacies in Saskatchewan participated, accruing 125 participants. Cold sores were the most common minor ailment (34.4%), followed by insect bites (20%) and seasonal allergies (19.2%). Trust in pharmacists and convenience were the most common reasons for choosing a pharmacist over a physician, and 27.2% would have chosen a physician or emergency ...

Research paper thumbnail of Saskatchewan Physicians’ Opinions of Their Personalized Prescribing Profiles Related to Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Stimulants, and Gabapentin

Journal of Medical Regulation, 2021

Overdoses of prescription medications continue to be a significant concern for health systems aro... more Overdoses of prescription medications continue to be a significant concern for health systems around the world. Medical regulators in several jurisdictions have started generating personalized prescribing profiles for individual physicians as an audit and feedback tool to reduce the sub-optimal prescribing of high-risk drugs such as opioids, benzodiazepines and stimulants. However, little is known about how to most effectively communicate the data in these prescriber profiles to the intended recipients. The aim of this study was to collect the opinions of physicians in Saskatchewan, Canada, regarding their personalized prescriber profiles. One-on-one semi-structured interviews were completed in January 2019 with 17 physicians who were given access to personalized profiles containing their prescribing information on opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants and gabapentin. Interviews were recorded and data was analyzed using thematic analysis. Respondents thought the profiles were a usefu...

Research paper thumbnail of The Requirement for a Patient’s Self-Diagnosis within the Minor Ailments Prescribing Process in a Canadian Province. A Commentary

Selfcare Journal, Jan 31, 2014

Pharmacists in a Canadian province were granted authority to prescribe a limited number of medici... more Pharmacists in a Canadian province were granted authority to prescribe a limited number of medicines (normally available only to doctors) for seven minor ailments. This province was also the first to pay pharmacists for such encounters. The prescribing guidelines for the process were based on an important tenet-that of a patient's self-diagnosis. During consults, pharmacists were expected to confirm patient assessments of the condition they felt they had. The reason this approach was taken, and the ability of the public to diagnose themselves, is discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of The Oz craze: The effect of pop culture media on health care

Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPC, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating pharmacist prescribing for minor ailments

The International journal of pharmacy practice, Jan 16, 2014

Saskatchewan is the second Canadian province to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for mi... more Saskatchewan is the second Canadian province to allow pharmacists to prescribe medications for minor ailments and the only province that remunerates for this activity. The aim of this project was to determine whether patients prescribed such treatment by a pharmacist symptomatically improve within a set time frame. Pharmacists were asked to hand a study-invitation card to anyone for whom they prescribed a medication for a minor ailment during the 1-year study period. Consenting participants contacted the study researchers directly and were subsequently instructed to complete an online questionnaire at the appropriate follow-up time. Ninety pharmacies in Saskatchewan participated, accruing 125 participants. Cold sores were the most common minor ailment (34.4%), followed by insect bites (20%) and seasonal allergies (19.2%). Trust in pharmacists and convenience were the most common reasons for choosing a pharmacist over a physician, and 27.2% would have chosen a physician or emergency ...