A toolkit resource for community pharmacies significantly aids the implementation of INR monitoring services, new Australian research shows.
Presenting at the Pharmacy Expo 2011 in Sydney recently, Dr Luke Berezniki, a Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the University of Tasmania, said unpublished results from a study involving 36 community pharmacists showed implementation of the toolkit led most of the participating pharmacies to facilitate INR monitoring services after six months.
Results from evaluation questionnaires and qualitative interviews with the pharmacies showed the toolkit was viewed positively.
“Participants felt that the service impacted positively on relationships with their patients and did not have a negative impact on GP relationships,” he said.
During the study, funded by Roche Diagnostics, pharmacies received toolkits including a CoaguChek XS...
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