Performance of ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4 in the Taiwan National Pharmacist Licensing Examination: Comparative Evaluation Study by Ying-Mei Wang, Hung-Wei Shen, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Shu-Chiung Chiang, Ting-Guan Lin

“…MethodsThe pharmacist examination in Taiwan consists of 2 stages: basic subjects and clinical subjects. …”
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Pharmacist gatekeeper interventions for suicide prevention: how evidence from developed countries support their role in low- and middle-income countries by Zixiao Zhou, Fahim Mohamed, Fahim Mohamed

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A Case of Schizophrenia in a Young Male Adult with no History of Substance Abuse: Impact of Clinical Pharmacists’ Interventions on Patient Outcome by Mercy N. A. Opare-Addo, Josephine Mensah, Grace Owusu Aboagye

“…This report presents the role of clinical pharmacists in the management of a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia with symptoms of paranoia. …”
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Service delivery and the role of clinical pharmacists in UK primary care for older people, including people with dementia: a scoping review by Alice Burnand, Abi Woodward, Vladimir Kolodin, Jill Manthorpe, Yogini Jani, Mine Orlu, Cini Bhanu, Kritika Samsi, Victoria Vickerstaff, Jane Wilcock, Jane Ward, Greta Rait, Nathan Davies

“…This review explores how clinical pharmacists working in UK primary care support older people and people with dementia. …”
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Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elizabete Priscila Costa Santana, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira Javarini, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Tiago Marques Reis, Genival Araujo dos Santos-Junior, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

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Call for Papers - Advancing Astropharmacy and Sports Pharmacy by Ashley Anderson, Ahmer Raza, Shireen Aziz, Misbah Noreen

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Perceptions, practices, and experiences of asthma patients and community pharmacists on short-acting beta-2 agonists inhaler use: A qualitative study by Rabia Hussain, Zhe Chi Loh, Bayan Faisal Ababneh, Jaya Muneswarao, Siew Chin Ong, Bandana Saini, Anees ur-Rehman, Vibhu Paudyal

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Current status and perceived challenges of collaborative research in a leading pharmacy college in Iraq: a qualitative study by Ehab Mudher Mikhael, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Mohammed Yawuz Jamal, Zahraa Duraid Abdulazeez

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Impact of pharmacist-prescriber partnerships to track antibiotic prescribing in publicly funded primary care in the Cape Town metropole, South Africa: An implementation study by O Van Hecke, Y Adegoke, M Allwood, K von Pressentin, M Namane, C Butler, M Mendelson, R Coetzee

“…To assess the impact of a pharmacist-prescriber partnership to track antibiotic prescribing in publicly funded primary healthcare clinics in the Cape Town metropole, SA. …”
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‘That’s Enough’ - Workplace Violence Against Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences by Alhomoud F

“…Despite the global attention to WPV, systematic reviews specifically addressing WPV across all three professions—physicians, pharmacists, and nurses—and in various healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia are lacking. …”
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Integration of a specialist pharmacist-led multidisciplinary team in primary care: preventing strokes in people with atrial fibrillation across North East London by Riyaz Patel, Sotiris Antoniou, Shabana Ali, Mital Patel, Matt Kearney, Jagjot Kaur Chahal, John Robson, Paul Wright, Afzal Sohaib, Richard Clements, Angela Theodoulou

“…Evidence shows that one stroke can be prevented for every 25 patients with AF treated with anticoagulation, reducing the burden of stroke and stroke-related disabilities.In 2020, hospital specialist cardiovascular pharmacists were commissioned to identify patients with AF at high ischaemic risk (CHA2DS2VASc≥2) in three boroughs by working with general practitioners (GPs) and practice-based pharmacists. …”
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Physicians’, pharmacists’, and nurses’ education of patients about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in primary care settings: a qualitative systematic literature review by Lavinia Bianca Balea, Ragnhild J. A. Gulestø, Hongxuan Xu, Hongxuan Xu, Stinne Glasdam

“…Understanding healthcare professionals’ strategies for advising and educating patients in primary care settings is crucial.AimFrom the perspectives of professionals and patients, to explore how physicians, pharmacists, and nurses educate patients about antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance in primary care settings.MethodsA qualitative systematic literature review was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Complete, Eric, SocINDEX, PsycInfo, Web of Science and Scopus. …”
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Towards consensus: defining and supporting a professional role for pharmacists associated with traditional and complementary medicines – a protocol of implementing an international e-survey by Joanna E Harnett, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Shane Desselle

“…Concerns about the appropriate and safe use of T&CM products raises questions about ‘should’ and ‘how’ pharmacists could adopt professional responsibilities. …”
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INdependenT prEscribinG in community phaRmAcy; whaT works for whom, why and in what circumstancEs (INTEGRATE): Realist review study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Andrew Sturrock, Tony Kelly, Vivienne Hibberd, Ian Maidment, Ola Amr Abdelfatah, Nia Roberts, Ellen Schafheutle, Andrea Hilton, Keith Holden, Geof Wong, Nick Haddington, Lesley Scott

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Implementation and Evaluation of a Long-Term Care at Home (Home LTC) Service in a Rural Community Pharmacy Setting by Megan Ditzman, Stevie Veach, Jessie Schaefer, Kaitlin Luett, Bryan Kendall, Matthew Witry

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Exploring information technology utilization and needs in community pharmacies: a cross-sectional survey in Shanghai, China by Qin Li, Zhao Jin, Yun Liao, Huihua Dai, Jie Meng, Ling Li

Subjects: “…community pharmacist…”
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Using participant or non-participant observation to explain information behaviour. Participant observation, Non-participant observation, Information behaviour, Hospital pharmacists, Older people by Janet Cooper, Rachael Lewis, Christine Urquhart

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Implementation of Home Medication Review in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Pilot Study in Indonesia by Mega Silviana, Vitarani Dwi Ananda Ningrum, Okti Ratna Mafruhah

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Prevalence and factors associated with potential clinically significant drug-drug interactions in patients with cardiovascular diseases at hospital admission by Marović Iva, Udovičić Mario, Rudan Diana, Manola Šime, Samardžić Ivana, Vrca Vesna Bačić, Hadžiabdić Maja Ortner, Marinović Ivana

Subjects: “…clinical pharmacist…”
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Using the behaviour change technique taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) to identify the active ingredients of pharmacist interventions to improve non-hospitalised patient health outcomes by Marijn de Bruin, Marie Johnston, Claire Scott, Margaret C Watson, Neil Scott, Mícheál de Barra, Catriona Matheson, Christine Bond

“…Thirteen trials had no identifiable BCTs in either group.Conclusion The pharmacist interventions presented in this study did not use the full range of available BCTs. …”
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