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Adherence: a review of education, research, practice and policy in Spain.
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- [Analysis of medication adherence using electronic prescriptions in a community pharmacy: 'REACT' study].Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2023Article
- Role and impact of pharmacists in Spain: a scoping review.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2018Article
- Self-Assessment of Adherence to Medication: A Case Study in Campania Region Community-Dwelling Population.Journal of aging research · 2015Article
- Assessing the adherence to and the therapeutic effectiveness of hypolipidemic agents in a population of patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study.Pharmacy practice · 2014Article
- Women and men report different behaviours in, and reasons for medication non-adherence: a nationwide Swedish survey.Pharmacy practice · 2012Article
- Adherence policy, education and practice - an international perspective.Pharmacy practice · 2010Article
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Abstract
aimsTo describe medication adherence education, practice, research and policy efforts carried out by pharmacists in Spain in the last decade.
methodsA literature review using Medline and Embase was conducted covering the last ten years. Additional pharmaceutical bibliographic sources in Spain were consulted to retrieve articles of interest from the last decade. Articles were included if a pharmacist was involved and if medication adherence was measured or there was any direct or indirect pharmacist intervention in monitoring and/or improving adherence. Articles focusing on the development of tools for adherence assessment were collected. Pre- and post-graduate pharmacy training programs were also reviewed through the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science website. Information regarding policy issues was gathered from the Spanish and Autonomous Communities of Education and Health Ministries websites.
resultsPharmacists receive no specific training focused on adherence. There is no specific government policies for pharmacists in Spain related to medication adherence regardless of their practice setting. A total of 24 research studies met our inclusion criteria. Of these, 10 involved pharmacist intervention in monitoring and/or improving adherence and 14 assessed only adherence. Ten studies involved hospital pharmacists working in collaboration with another healthcare professional.
conclusionsAt present in Spain, the investigative role of the pharmacist is not well developed in the area of medication adherence. Adherence improvement services provided to patients by pharmacists are not implemented in a systematic way. However, recent efforts to implement new initiatives in this area may provide the basis for offering new cognitive services aimed at improving patient adherence in the near future.
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