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Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward codeine up-scheduling from over-the-counter to prescription only

OBJECTIVE: Explore the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of pharmacists relating to the up-scheduling of low dose codeine containing analgesics and the impact on pharmacy practice. METHODS: A mixed design method was used consisting of an anonymous online questionnaire survey to quantitatively c...

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Autores principales: Mckenzie, Melanie, Johnson, Jacinta L., Anderson, Karen, Summers, Richard, Wood., Pene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32566049
http://dx.doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1904
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author Mckenzie, Melanie
Johnson, Jacinta L.
Anderson, Karen
Summers, Richard
Wood., Pene
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Johnson, Jacinta L.
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description OBJECTIVE: Explore the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of pharmacists relating to the up-scheduling of low dose codeine containing analgesics and the impact on pharmacy practice. METHODS: A mixed design method was used consisting of an anonymous online questionnaire survey to quantitatively capture broad pre-scheduling change perceptions paired with a series of in-depth post-scheduling semi-structured interviews to provide a qualitative picture of the impact of codeine up-scheduling on pharmacy practice in Australia. RESULTS: A total of 191 pharmacists completed the quantitative survey and 10 participated in the in-depth interview. The majority of respondents supported the decision to up-schedule over-the-counter combination products containing codeine to some degree. Three main themes emerged from the data: pharmacists’ perceptions of the codeine up-scheduling decision, preparing for the up-schedule and impact of the up-schedule on pharmacy practice. Pharmacists were concerned about the impact of up-scheduling on the pharmacy business, patient access to pain relief and the diminishment of their professional role. CONCLUSIONS: There were diverse perceptions, preparedness and impact on practice regarding the up-scheduling of low dose codeine products. Further research should be conducted to gauge if and how these perceptions have changed over time and to identify whether pain is being managed more effectively post codeine up-scheduling.
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spelling pubmed-72901772020-06-18 Exploring Australian pharmacists’ perceptions and attitudes toward codeine up-scheduling from over-the-counter to prescription only Mckenzie, Melanie Johnson, Jacinta L. Anderson, Karen Summers, Richard Wood., Pene Pharm Pract (Granada) Original Research OBJECTIVE: Explore the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of pharmacists relating to the up-scheduling of low dose codeine containing analgesics and the impact on pharmacy practice. METHODS: A mixed design method was used consisting of an anonymous online questionnaire survey to quantitatively capture broad pre-scheduling change perceptions paired with a series of in-depth post-scheduling semi-structured interviews to provide a qualitative picture of the impact of codeine up-scheduling on pharmacy practice in Australia. RESULTS: A total of 191 pharmacists completed the quantitative survey and 10 participated in the in-depth interview. The majority of respondents supported the decision to up-schedule over-the-counter combination products containing codeine to some degree. Three main themes emerged from the data: pharmacists’ perceptions of the codeine up-scheduling decision, preparing for the up-schedule and impact of the up-schedule on pharmacy practice. Pharmacists were concerned about the impact of up-scheduling on the pharmacy business, patient access to pain relief and the diminishment of their professional role. CONCLUSIONS: There were diverse perceptions, preparedness and impact on practice regarding the up-scheduling of low dose codeine products. Further research should be conducted to gauge if and how these perceptions have changed over time and to identify whether pain is being managed more effectively post codeine up-scheduling. Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2020 2020-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7290177/ /pubmed/32566049 http://dx.doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1904 Text en Copyright: © Pharmacy Practice and the Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7290177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32566049
http://dx.doi.org/10.18549/PharmPract.2020.2.1904
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