[Expectations of benefit/risk of calcium intake in women with osteoporosis treatment of Asturias; ASFARCAL study].

Introduction: The use of calcium supplements seems as inevitable concomitant of women undergoing specific treatments to prevent bone problems, although there is controversy on the benefit/risk.

Methods: A questionnaire was administered to women who flocked to withdraw their osteoporosis drugs in pharmacy, for the amount of calcium ingested from diet and supplements. Further analysis to explore the factors associated with adequate intake and other analysis of sensitivity benefit/risk considering many recommended amounts of calcium for the number needed to treat (NNT) and number needed to harm (NNH) with the use of supplements, taking into account the scientific controversies about its safety and treatment with thiazides.

[Validation of a questionnaire for measuring psychosocial factors associated with pharmaceutical care in Spanish community pharmacists].

Unlabelled: Pharmacotherapy follow-up (PTF) is the professional practice in which the pharmacist takes charge of the needs of the patients related to their drugs.

Objective: To validate a questionnaire to measure the ASE psychosocial determinants (attitude, social influence, self-efficacy) of PTF and the Prochaska & DiClemente's stage of change in Spanish community pharmacists.

Method: Postal survey to 482 Asturian community pharmacists (test and retest).