ArticlePharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Checking Inhaler Technique in the Community Pharmacy: Predictors of Critical Errors.
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- Medication errors in community pharmacies: a systematic review of the international literature.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Pharmacist's knowledge, attitude, and practice toward proper inhaler technique.Journal of public health research · 2025Article
- Can Pharmacists' Counseling Improve the Use of Inhalers and Quality of Life? A Prospective "Pre" and "Post" Education Analysis in Mardan, Pakistan.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Article
- The Influence of the Pharmacists' Training on the Quality and Comprehensiveness of Professional Advice Given in the Field of Inhalation Techniques in Community Pharmacies in Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Role of the Pharmacist in Inhaler Selection and Education in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.The Journal of pharmacy technology : jPT : official publication of the Association of Pharmacy Technicians · 2021Review
- General Practitioner Use of Generically Substitutable Inhaler Devices and the Impact of Training on Device Mastery and Maintenance of Correct Inhaler Technique.Pulmonary therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
Inhaled medications are critical in the pharmaceutical management of respiratory conditions, however, the majority of patients demonstrate at least one critical error when using an inhaler. Since community pharmacists can be instrumental in addressing this care gap, we aimed to determine the rate and type of critical inhaler errors in community pharmacy settings, elucidate the factors contributing to inhaler technique errors, and identify instances when community pharmacists check proper inhaler use. Fourth year pharmacy students on community practice placement (n = 53) identified 200 patients where at least one error was observed in 78% of participants when demonstrating inhaler technique. Prevalent errors of the users were associated with metered dose inhaler (MDI) (55.6%), Ellipta
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