| Status | 已發表Published |
| P130 Development of a strategic model for integrating complementary medicines into professional pharmacy practice | |
Ung, O. L. C.  ; Harnett, J.; Hu, H.
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| 2019-06-01 | |
| Source Publication | Advances in Integrative Medicine
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| Pages | S96-null |
| Abstract | Background: Traditional medicine (TM) and complementary medicine (CM) products have played an increasingly important role in the business of pharmacy for over two decades in a number of countries. With a focus on the quality use of all medicines including complementary medicines, there have been a number of initiatives to encourage the integration of TM/CM products into professional practice. Recent studies report that many of the barriers that prevent such integration remain. Objectives: To explore the pharmacists’ perspective regarding how barriers to the integration of TM/CM products into the professional practice of pharmacy could be resolved. Methods: Purposive sampling and snowballing were used to recruit 11 registered pharmacists who had worked in community pharmacy for a minimum of 6 months to participate in one of 3 focus groups. Focus group questions informed by previous studies, explored participants’ perspectives on the actions required to support professional services related to TM/CM products. Results: Pharmacists proposed that five key stakeholders (professional pharmacy organizations, universities, government, pharmacy owners, and pharmacists) enact 4 developments that require a collaborative effort (“education and training”, “building the evidence base”, “developing reliable and accessible information resources”, and “workplace support for best practice”). Manufacturers of TM/CM products were not identified by pharmacists as collaborators in these developments. Conclusion: Collectively, the findings from this study support a strategic model to guide the integration of TM/CM products into the professional practice of pharmacy. |
| Keyword | complementary medicine pharmacy practice |
| Language | 英語English |
| The Source to Article | PB_Publication |
| PUB ID | 44021 |
| Document Type | Conference paper |
| Collection | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences University of Macau |
| Corresponding Author | Ung, O. L. C. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Ung, O. L. C.,Harnett, J.,Hu, H.. P130 Development of a strategic model for integrating complementary medicines into professional pharmacy practice[C], 2019, S96-null. |
| APA | Ung, O. L. C.., Harnett, J.., & Hu, H. (2019). P130 Development of a strategic model for integrating complementary medicines into professional pharmacy practice. Advances in Integrative Medicine, S96-null. |
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