Family physicians' perceptions of pharmacists prescribing in Alberta.

Canadian pharmacists now have prescribing authority and little is documented about the physicians' perception, experience and relational dynamics evolving around the pharmacists' prescribing practice. The objective of this study was to explore Albertan family physicians' perceptions and experiences of pharmacists' prescribing practice. We used purposeful and maximum variation sampling method and semi-structured face to face or telephone interviews to collect data.

Development and validation of a survey instrument to measure factors that influence pharmacist adoption of prescribing in Alberta, Canada.

Objective: Study objectives were to develop a questionnaire to assess factors influencing pharmacists' adoption of prescribing (i.e., continuing, adapting or initiating therapy), describe use of pre-incentive and mixed mode survey, and establish survey psychometric properties.

A randomized controlled study of practice facilitation to improve the provision of medication management services in Alberta community pharmacies.

Background: The provision of medication management (MM) services by community pharmacists has not been as widely implemented as expected. The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework proposes that in addition to evidence of benefit and a practice context conducive to change, health professionals benefit from facilitation to support their efforts. However, the impact of facilitation on patient care services in community pharmacy has not been studied.

A scoping review of research on the prescribing practice of Canadian pharmacists.

Background: Pharmacists in Canada have been prescribing since 2007. This review aims to explore the volume, array and nature of research activity on Canadian pharmacist prescribing and to identify gaps in the existing literature.

Methods: We conducted a scoping review to examine the literature on prescribing by pharmacists in Canada according to methodological trends, research areas and key findings.

Interaction study between levofloxacin and omeprazole using urinary pharmacokinetic data.

The objective of this study was to observe the drug interaction between levofloxacin and omeprazole using urinary excretion data. Levofloxacin tablet and omeprazole capsule were administered separately as well as in combination in fasting condition with a wash out period of two weeks after each administration. Urine was collected at different time intervals of 0, 0-2, 2-4, 4-8, 8-12, 12-24, 24-36 and 36-48 hr post-dose and analyzed using a validated HPLC with UV detection.