ArticleInternational journal of clinical pharmacy2023
An online cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists to assess information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling.
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- Self-Medication Safety Behaviours and Recognition of Pharmacological Risks: A Clinical Pharmacology Perspective.Cureus · 2026Article
- Design of a Pharmaceutical Protocol for the Evaluation of Phytotherapeutic Products.Farmaceuticos comunitarios · 2026Article
- A cross-sectional study on self-medication with over-the-counter drugs among adolescents: an analysis of current practices.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Awareness and practices of community pharmacists toward dextromethorphan misuse in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: implications for regulation and public health.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- What Do Younger and Well-Educated Adults Think about Self-Medication? Results of a Survey during a Public Science Event at Leipzig University.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Self-medication of adults and children in Poland - results from outpatient health care physicians online questionnaire.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundCommunity pharmacists play an important role in healthcare. They are frequently visited by patients to receive advice on self-medication products. Little research has been conducted to investigate pharmacists' information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling.
aimTo assess community pharmacists' information needs in five predefined areas: general and specific individual needs, quality needs, utilisation needs, implication needs, and access needs for evidence based self-medication counselling.
methodAfter ethical approval, we conducted an exploratory, semi-quantitative, cross-sectional online survey. Members of three different chambers of pharmacists in Germany were invited to participate anonymously in the survey. They gave informed consent and received no incentive for their participation. Quantitative outcome: Frequency of relevance / importance of items within predefined information needs areas, except for access needs. Qualitative outcome: Open-text responses concerning all information needs.
resultsWe analysed data from a total of 823 participants who completed the survey. General and specific information such as dosage (74.2% [611/823]) and when to refer to a physician (64.6% [532/823]) as well as an over-the-counter product's effectiveness according to medical guidelines (71.4% [588/823]) were rated as very important. Participants reported to prefer digital information sources (50.5% [416/823] strongly agreed), especially in the form of an easily accessible database (61.6% [507/823] strongly agreed) that contains regularly updated, manufacturer-independent, critically appraised, concise information.
conclusionCommunity pharmacists expressed distinct information needs for evidence-based self-medication counselling. Further information services on essential evidence-based pharmacy knowledge may be necessary to support implementation.
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