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Student Perspectives on the Pharmacist’s Role in Deprescribing Opioids: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: Opioid over-prescribing has led to changes in prescribing habits and a reduction in the amount of opioid prescriptions per patient. Deprescribing has proved to be an effective way of decreasing the number of opioids patients are receiving, and pharmacists are in the optimal position to...

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Autores principales: Cernasev, Alina, Barenie, Rachel E., Metzmeier, Sydni, Axon, David R., Springer, Sydney P., Scott, Devin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366814/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37489347
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11040116
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author Cernasev, Alina
Barenie, Rachel E.
Metzmeier, Sydni
Axon, David R.
Springer, Sydney P.
Scott, Devin
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Barenie, Rachel E.
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description Introduction: Opioid over-prescribing has led to changes in prescribing habits and a reduction in the amount of opioid prescriptions per patient. Deprescribing has proved to be an effective way of decreasing the number of opioids patients are receiving, and pharmacists are in the optimal position to provide these services for their patients. However, student pharmacists require additional education and training to be able to understand their role in deprescribing opioids upon entering the profession. Methods: Student pharmacists at three United States of America schools of pharmacy were invited to participate in virtual focus groups about deprescribing opioids in Fall 2021. A trained qualitative researcher conducted the focus groups, which were audio-recorded and later transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis. Two independent qualitative researchers coded the transcripts using both inductive and deductive approaches. The researchers then met to identify, discuss, and describe themes from the data. Results: Thematic analysis revealed two themes: (1) perceived obstacles and enablers to initiate deprescribing for opioid medications and (2) additional pharmacy curricula experiences are necessary to better equip student pharmacists to address deprescribing. These themes emphasize the challenges student pharmacists face as well as opportunities to enhance their knowledge to be practice-ready. Conclusion: Varying educational approaches to teaching deprescribing in the pharmacy curriculum, including objective structured clinical exams, interprofessional education, and motivational interviewing, should be further assessed.
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spelling pubmed-103668142023-07-26 Student Perspectives on the Pharmacist’s Role in Deprescribing Opioids: A Qualitative Study Cernasev, Alina Barenie, Rachel E. Metzmeier, Sydni Axon, David R. Springer, Sydney P. Scott, Devin Pharmacy (Basel) Article Introduction: Opioid over-prescribing has led to changes in prescribing habits and a reduction in the amount of opioid prescriptions per patient. Deprescribing has proved to be an effective way of decreasing the number of opioids patients are receiving, and pharmacists are in the optimal position to provide these services for their patients. However, student pharmacists require additional education and training to be able to understand their role in deprescribing opioids upon entering the profession. Methods: Student pharmacists at three United States of America schools of pharmacy were invited to participate in virtual focus groups about deprescribing opioids in Fall 2021. A trained qualitative researcher conducted the focus groups, which were audio-recorded and later transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis. Two independent qualitative researchers coded the transcripts using both inductive and deductive approaches. The researchers then met to identify, discuss, and describe themes from the data. Results: Thematic analysis revealed two themes: (1) perceived obstacles and enablers to initiate deprescribing for opioid medications and (2) additional pharmacy curricula experiences are necessary to better equip student pharmacists to address deprescribing. These themes emphasize the challenges student pharmacists face as well as opportunities to enhance their knowledge to be practice-ready. Conclusion: Varying educational approaches to teaching deprescribing in the pharmacy curriculum, including objective structured clinical exams, interprofessional education, and motivational interviewing, should be further assessed. MDPI 2023-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10366814/ /pubmed/37489347 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy11040116 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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