ReviewPharmacy (Basel, Switzerland)2022
A Systematic Review of Independent and Chain Pharmacies Effects on Medication Adherence.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Adherence to biologics in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Pooled it
- Characteristics Influencing Adherence to SARS-CoV-2 Serial Antigen Testing Following a Federal Safety Communication: Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Knowledge, Practice and Barriers of Community Pharmacists Towards Asthma Management: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Safety without the counter: transparency of online safety information for women's over-the-counter medicines across markets.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Article
- Exploring patient satisfaction with community pharmacy services in the United Arab Emirates: Implications for quality improvement.PloS one · 2026Article
- Examining rural community pharmacists' knowledge and practices in opioid overdose prevention and treatment services in the Southeastern United States.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Beliefs of patients who visited community pharmacies about medicines and supplements, the need for drug therapy and medication adherence - a cross-sectional study.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2024Article
- Availability and cost of naloxone over time: A longitudinal secret shopper study in North Carolina community pharmacies.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
- Does the type of pharmacy used influence medication adherence? A retrospective observational study in Aotearoa, New Zealand.Canadian pharmacists journal : CPJ = Revue des pharmaciens du Canada : RPCArticle
- The association between naloxone claims and proportion of independent versus chain pharmacies: A longitudinal analysis of naloxone claims in the United States.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhAArticle
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Abstract
As the last step in the care pathway, pharmacies can significantly impact a patient's medication adherence and the success of treatment. The potential impact of patient's pharmacy choice on their medication adherence has yet to be established. This study aims to review the impact a pharmacies ownership model, either independent or chain, has on its users' medication adherence. As a generalisation, independent pharmacies offer a more personal service and chain pharmacies offer medications at lower prices. A keyword search of EMBASE and MEDLINE databases in March 2022 identified 410 studies, of which 5 were deemed to meet our inclusion criteria. The studies mostly took place in North America, measured medication adherence using pharmacy records over a 12-month period. This review was unable to substantiate a difference in the rate of medication adherence between the users of independent and chain pharmacies. However, those with a lower income, greater medication burden, and increased age appeared to use an independent pharmacy more than a chain pharmacy and to have greater medication adherence when doing so. Establishing the differences in service provision between types of pharmacies and why people choose a pharmacy to frequent should be a focus of future research.
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