Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy

Medication review and reconciliation is essential for optimizing drug therapy and minimizing medication errors. Large language models (LLMs) have been recently shown to possess a lot of potential applications in healthcare field due to their abilities of deductive, abductive, and logical reasoning. The present study assessed the abilities of LLMs in medication review and medication reconciliation processes.

Kannan Sridharan

Gowri Sivaramakrishnan

Unlocking the potential of advanced large language models in medication review and reconciliation: A proof-of-concept investigation

解锁先进大型语言模型在药物审查与核对中的潜力：一项概念验证研究

The Stock Visibility System (SVS) is a mobile application and web-based management tool used at public primary health care (PHC) facilities in South Africa to capture and monitor medicines availability, providing visibility at national level. Medicine stock-outs are prevalent despite the implementation of SVS, compromising patient care. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of healthcare professionals (HCPs) on the use of the SVS at PHC level to provide future guidance. A cross-sectional study using a structured self-administered questionnaire among 206 HCPs at 21 randomly selected PHC facilities located in a health district in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. Closed-ended questions were used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge on the SVS and practices on its use. A Likert scale was used to determine attitudes towards the SVS. Cronbach's alpha (α) was used to assess the internal consistency of the questionnaire and independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test statistical difference in the mean scores for KAP and socio-demographic variables. Association between knowledge and practices, and attitude and practices was determined using odds ratios (OR) and Chi-square. The majority (99.5%) of HCPs had previous training on SVS. Nearly two thirds (62.1%; 128/206) generally had good knowledge about the SVS and 76.7% (158/206) had positive attitudes towards the SVS while only 17.0% had a good practice score. There was no statistically significant association between KAP of HCPs on the use of the SVS, and sociodemographic variables (HCP qualification, age and sex). There was a significant association between the knowledge and practice scores (aOR: 5.44; 95% CI: 1.92–15.4; p = 0.001). Although positive attitudes, was associated with good practices, it was not statistically significant (OR: 1.21; 95% CI: 0.46–3.22; p = 0.702). HCPs in this district had poor practices when using SVS despite good knowledge and positive attitudes towards SVS and the higher the HCPs knowledge of SVS, the more desirable the practices on SVS. This underscores the need for continuous training of HCPs to ensure a constant and efficient supply of medicines to meet the health needs of the population.

Hlalanathi Mbonane

Mncengeli Sibanda

Brian Godman

Johanna C. Meyer

Moliehi Matlala

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals on the use of an electronic stock visibility and management tool in a middle-income country: Implications for access to medicines

中低收入国家医务人员对电子库存可视化与管理工具的使用情况、态度与实践：对药品获取的影响

Michelle Santos Menezes

Fernanda Valença-Feitosa

Aline Santana Góes

Millena Rakel dos Santos

Laila Santana Silva

Sylmara Nayara Pereira dos Santos

Divaldo Pereira de Lyra-Jr

Alfredo Dias de Oliveira Filho

High alert medications off the radar: A systematic review

高警戒药物脱离监管：一项系统性综述

Nanang Munif Yasin

Fivy Kurniawati

Firda Ridhayani

Bridging gaps in medication therapy management at community health centers: A mixed-methods study on patient perceptions and pharmacists' preparedness

弥合社区卫生中心药物治疗管理中的差距：一项关于患者认知与药师准备情况的混合方法研究

Abdullah Al Masud

Ramesh Lahiru Walpola

Malabika Sarker

Alamgir Kabir

Muhammad Asaduzzaman

Md Saiful Islam

Ayesha Tasnim Mostafa

Zubair Akhtar

Holly Seale

Assessing community antibiotic usage and adherence as per standard treatment guidelines: A potential area to enhance awareness at community-pharmacy settings

评估社区抗生素使用及按标准治疗指南的依从性：在社区药房环境中提高意识的一个潜在领域

Kushal Pal Singh

Pawan Kumar

Factors influencing E-pharmacy adoption in India: A study of user experiences through interpretative phenomenological analysis

影响印度电子药店采用的因素：通过解释现象学分析研究用户体验

Jean-Didier Bardet

Jérôme Combe

Arnaud Tanty

Perrine Louvier

Mathieu Granjon

Benoît Allenet

Optimizing work in community pharmacy: What preferences do community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have for a better allocation of daily activities?

优化社区药房工作：社区药剂师和药房技术员对日常活动更优分配的偏好是什么？

Abbreviation	Explor. Res. Clin. Soc. Pharm.
Journal Impact	1.85
Quartiles(Global)	PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY(Q3)

ISSN	2667-2766
h-index	10

Publication Information	Publisher: Elsevier Inc.，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: Yes
Basic data	Year of publication: 2021，Proportion of original research papers: ，Self Citation Rate:， Gold OA Rate:
Journal Fees	$1800Details
Average review cycle	15 weeks

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Unlocking the potential of advanced large language models in medication review and reconciliation: A proof-of-concept investigation

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals on the use of an electronic stock visibility and management tool in a middle-income country: Implications for access to medicines

High alert medications off the radar: A systematic review

Bridging gaps in medication therapy management at community health centers: A mixed-methods study on patient perceptions and pharmacists' preparedness

Assessing community antibiotic usage and adherence as per standard treatment guidelines: A potential area to enhance awareness at community-pharmacy settings

High alert medications off the radar: A systematic review

Bridging gaps in medication therapy management at community health centers: A mixed-methods study on patient perceptions and pharmacists' preparedness

Assessing community antibiotic usage and adherence as per standard treatment guidelines: A potential area to enhance awareness at community-pharmacy settings

Factors influencing E-pharmacy adoption in India: A study of user experiences through interpretative phenomenological analysis

Optimizing work in community pharmacy: What preferences do community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have for a better allocation of daily activities?