Novel opportunities for clinical pharmacy research: development of a machine learning model to identify medication related causes of delirium in different patient groups.

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies has taken the world of science by storm in 2023. The opportunities of this easy to access technology for clinical pharmacy research are yet to be fully understood. The development of a custom-made large language model (LLM) (DELSTAR) trained on a wide range of internationally recognised scientific publication databases, pharmacovigilance sites and international product characteristics to help identify and summarise medication related information on delirium, as a proof-of-concept model, identified new facilitators and barriers for robust clinical pharmacy practice research.

Artificial intelligence in academic writing and clinical pharmacy education: consequences and opportunities.

The current academic debate on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and teaching has been ongoing since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022. It mainly focuses on ethical considerations, academic integrity, authorship and the need for new legal frameworks. Time efficiencies may allow for more critical thinking, while ease of pattern recognition across large amounts of data may promote drug discovery, better clinical decision making and guideline development with resultant consequences for patient safety.

Development of hospital pharmacy services at transition of care points: a scoping review.

Background: Several hospital pharmacy services exist, which take place at different interfaces of patient care. Although they are an important tool for improving medication safety, they are not yet sufficiently implemented in hospitals around the world.

Objective: This scoping review aims to summarise different hospital pharmacy services at transition of care (TOC) points in order to identify development trends and practice patterns in high-income countries over the past decade.

Effect of patient education videos on modifying medication-related health behaviours: A systematic review using the behaviour intervention functions.

Objective: This systematic review appraises, synthesises, and presents the published evidence on the effect of patient education videos in modifying medication-related health behaviours.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted across 12 databases. Title, abstract and full-text screening was done independently using PICOS.

The role of community pharmacists in immunisation: a national cross-sectional study.

Background Austrian pharmacists are not authorised to administer immunisations, and evidence about their willingness to immunise is lacking. Aim The aim of this study is to investigate Austrian community pharmacists' willingness to administer immunisations in the future. Method This study is designed as a cross-sectional online survey based on the theoretical domains framework (TDF).

Views and experiences of community pharmacy team members on antimicrobial stewardship activities in Scotland: a qualitative study.

Background It has been acknowledged and recognised internationally that the community pharmacy team has a major role to play in antimicrobial stewardship programmes, particularly regarding patient engagement. However, there is a paucity of published research on community pharmacy-based activities in antimicrobial stewardship, and views and perceptions of the community pharmacy team on their role in antimicrobial stewardship. Objective To explore views and experiences of community pharmacy teams across Scotland on antimicrobial stewardship, activities related to European Antibiotic Awareness Day, and a self-help guide to treating infection.

Hospital staff views of prescribing and discharge communication before and after electronic prescribing system implementation.

Background Electronic prescribing system implementation is recommended to improve patient safety and general practitioner's discharge information communication. There is a paucity of information about hospital staff perspectives before and after system implementation. Objective To explore hospital staff views regarding prescribing and discharge communication systems before and after hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration (HEPMA) system implementation.

Hospital electronic prescribing system implementation impact on discharge information communication and prescribing errors: a before and after study.

Purpose: The study aimed to test the hypothesis that hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration system (HEPMA) implementation impacted patient discharge letter quality, nature and frequency of prescribing errors.

Method: A quasi experimental before and after retrospective case note review was conducted in one United Kingdom district general hospital. The total sample size was 318 (random samples of 159 before and after implementation), calculated to achieve a 10% error reduction with a power of 80% and p < 0.

Hospital discharge information communication and prescribing errors: a narrative literature overview.

Objectives: To provide a narrative overview of the literature on discharge information communication and medicines discharge prescribing error rate in the UK and other similar healthcare systems.

Methods: A narrative review of the peer reviewed literature (2000-2014) on communication of discharge information from hospitals to general practitioners. Databases included were MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, and International Pharmacy Abstracts database.

Promoting weight management services in community pharmacy: perspectives of the pharmacy team in Scotland.

Background: Obesity has reached pandemic levels with more than 1.4 billion adults affected worldwide. While there is a need to systematically develop and evaluate community pharmacy based models of weight management, it is imperative to describe and understand the perspectives of pharmacy staff.

Dihydroquercetin: More than just an impurity?

Dihydroquercetin (taxifolin) is a potent flavonoid found in onions, French maritime bark, milk thistle, tamarind seeds and commercially available semi-synthetic monoHER marketed as Venoruton. This review focuses on the therapeutic promise of dihydroquercetin in major disease states such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and liver disease by reviewing the proposed mechanism(s) of action, including the activation of the antioxidant response element (ARE) and detoxifying phase II enzymes, inhibition of cytochrome P(450) and fatty acid synthase in carcinogenesis. TNF-alpha and NF-ĸB dependent transcription in hepatitis C infections, the scavenging effect of myeloperoxidase (MPO) derived reactive nitrogen species and subsequent effects on cholesterol biosynthesis as well as the effects on apob/apoA-I, HMG-CoA reductase and apoptosis are reviewed.

Views of the Scottish general public on community pharmacy weight management services: international implications.

Background: Obesity has reached pandemic levels, with more than 1.5 billion adults being affected worldwide. In Scotland two-thirds of men and more than half of women are either overweight or obese, placing Scotland overall third behind the United States of America and Mexico.

Over-the-counter orlistat: early experiences, views and attitudes of community pharmacists in Great Britain.

Objectives Of The Study: To describe community pharmacists' early experiences, views and attitudes with over-the-counter orlistat, 9 months post legal re-classification from November 2009 to January 2010.

Setting: 13,200 (81%) randomly selected registered community pharmacies across Great Britain out of a potential 16,200.

Methods: A cross-sectional postal questionnaire survey of the main pharmacist with greatest responsibility for over-the-counter (OTC) supply.