Implementation of Medication Reconciliation conducted by hospital pharmacists: A case study guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Background: Medication reconciliation (MR) implementation in hospital care transitions has proved to be a challenge for health professionals and managers. It points to the need to conduct Implementation Research with a view to understanding the tasks of the real world and knowing how they impact this process. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), this study aims to analyze the factors that influenced the MR implementation process conducted by pharmacists at a hospital setting.

Application and utility of geographic information systems in pharmacy specific health research: A scoping review.

Background: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are considered essential tools to analyze spatially referenced health data.

Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review is to describe how GIS is used in pharmacy specific health research.

Methods: During July 2020, the following databases were searched: EMBASE, MEDLINE (PubMed), Web of Science and Scopus.

Tools to prioritize outpatients for pharmaceutical service: A scoping review.

Background: The performance of pharmacists in clinical services contributes to improving outcomes in patient drug therapy. In the context of streamlined resources and high health services' demand, the use of patient selection tools can screen those who would benefit more from a pharmaceutical service.

Objective: This review aims to map and describe tools developed for patient selection for pharmaceutical services delivered in primary health care and outpatient settings.

Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation at patient discharge: A scoping review.

Background: One of the strategies to promote patient safety in care transitions is medication reconciliation (MR), which is conducted by the pharmacist at the patient's discharge from hospital. However, there are divergences about this process and about the pharmacist's role in conducting such intervention.

Objective: To systematically review the literature that reports the MR process led by pharmacists at patient discharge and map the different methods, strategies and tools used in the process.

Teaching and Learning Pharmacy Services: A Teaching Method for Developing Competencies for Patient-Centered Care Through Experiential Learning in a Real Workplace.

Introduction: Considering the transformation process that has been occurring in pharmacy education and the urgent need to address social health needs, proposals of teaching methods for the development of competences and skills in patient-centered care have become an issue worth discussing. The study describes and discusses the method that has been used for developing of these competencies through experiential learning in a university pharmacy in Brazil.

Educational Activity: The Teaching and Learning of Pharmacy Services (TLPS) method encompasses 2 components: theoretical-reflexive one (developing protocols covering the patient care process) and practical-reflexive one (using the protocols with real patients).

The benefits of a public pharmacist service in chronic hepattis C treatment: The real-life results of sofosbuvir-based therapy.

Background: In Brazil, the sofosbuvir-based therapy was introduced in the public health system (SUS) in 2015 to treat Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC). This drug and other direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) represent a major advance in the HCV-infection treatment due to their high effectiveness and tolerability. However, the drug safety profile is limited by significant drug interactions and its use is restricted for their high cost.

Medication Therapy Management Service for Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Before-and-After Study.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor manifestations, autonomic and neurological disorders and sensorial symptoms. Medication therapy management (MTM) consists of a service undertaken by pharmacists to optimize pharmacological therapy results. This way, the pharmacist monitors the treatment prescribed by the doctor and formulates a healthcare plan to guarantee the treatment's effectiveness, safety and convenience, thereby improving the patient's quality of life (QoL).