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ArticleSkin health and disease2024

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology.

Zakia Shariff, Jane Harvey, Paul Leighton, Matthew Boyd, Matthew Ridd, Miriam Santer, Rod Tucker, Ian Maidment

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Article in Skin health and disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Zakia ShariffAston Pharmacy School Aston University Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4521-0864
Jane HarveyCentre for Evidence Based Dermatology University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1402-6116
Paul LeightonCentre for Evidence Based Dermatology University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-0274
Matthew BoydSchool of Pharmacy University of Nottingham Nottingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2997-5090
Matthew RiddPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School University of Bristol Bristol UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-8823
Miriam SanterPrimary Care Research Centre University of Southampton Southampton UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7264-5260
Rod TuckerSchool of Life Sciences University of Bradford Bradford UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7748-0820
Ian MaidmentAston Pharmacy School Aston University Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4152-9704
University of Nottingham · GBAston University · GBNIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre · GBUniversity of Bradford · GBUniversity of Bristol · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research letter discusses the perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in this area. A mixed methods online survey was created, and a total of 174 community pharmacy staff completed the survey. The results highlight the range of conditions currently encountered in community pharmacy and the breadth of challenges facing community pharmacy staff, in particular challenges surrounding providing a differential diagnosis. Community pharmacies are an integral part of the NHS and have a key role in managing skin conditions; however, in order to optimise this role, the perspectives of staff discussed in this letter need to be further explored and addressed.

Identifiers

PMID38577045
PMCPMC10988719
OpenAlexW4392654172

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