Roles of Pharmacy Technicians in Preventing Prescription Drug Abuse.

To provide and identify potential roles and strategies for pharmacy technicians to identify and prevent drug abuse within the pharmacy. Related materials were searched via PubMed and Google Scholar from 2000 to present using search terms: "pharmacy," "technicians," "prescription," "drug," and "abuse." Articles describing statistics, warning signs, and prevention strategies for pharmacies were identified through databases and organizations' sites.

Role of Approved Ohio High School Training Programs in the Demand for Pharmacy Technicians.

To provide an overview of Ohio Administrative Code 4729 and to identify the potential role of newly approved Ohio high school training programs in preparation of registration-ready pharmacy technicians. Relevant sections of the Ohio Administrative Code and the Ohio public high school pharmacy technician training program application were identified through the Ohio Board of Pharmacy website. Resources on employee training and pharmacy technician demand were used from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, magazine, Association for Talent Development, and ExploreGate.

Exploring the expanded role of the pharmacy technician in medication therapy management service implementation in the community pharmacy.

Objectives: To explore the current roles of the pharmacy technician in the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) and their relation to organizational behavior at "high-performing" community pharmacies within a nationwide supermarket chain.

Design: Qualitative research study using methodologic triangulation with the use of semistructured interviews of key informants, direct observation at "high-performing" pharmacy sites, and respondent journals.

Setting And Participants: High-performing pharmacy sites within a large supermarket pharmacy chain in Tennessee.

Perspectives of athletes and pharmacists on pharmacist-provided sports supplement counseling: An exploratory study.

Objectives: To identify athletes' interests in receiving advice about sports supplements from a pharmacist in a supermarket setting and to identify pharmacists' knowledge, confidence, and enthusiasm for providing counseling on various sports supplements.

Methods: Two cross-sectional surveys were developed and administered. One survey was administered to athletes at local northwestern Ohio fitness facilities, and 1 survey was administered to pharmacists in chain pharmacies during mid-February to mid-March 2017.

Impact of a Transitions of Care Training Module on Community Pharmacists' Knowledge and Attitudes.

Community pharmacists' accessibility to patient histories and personal patient relationships situates them to have a potentially significant impact on transitions of care. Recent literature has demonstrated that improved patient outcomes and an overall reduction in health care costs occur when pharmacists are involved in medication reconciliation during transitions of care. To develop a transitions of care training module for community pharmacists.

Student pharmacists' perceptions of barriers to medication adherence counseling.

Purpose: To identify the barriers perceived by student pharmacists to counseling on medication adherence in a supermarket community pharmacy chain.

Methods: Online surveys were made available to 65 student pharmacists. Subjects completed the survey anonymously and indicated their opinions and perceptions on topics related to medication adherence through the use of a 5-point Likert-type scale.

Comparison of patient assistance program software.

Purpose: The capabilities of available software programs for the management of applications to patient assistance programs (PAPs) and associated administrative tasks are reported.

Summary: Fifteen PAP software programs available at the time of data collection (July-September 2010) were identified through an Internet search and from e-mailed responses to a listserv request. To supplement and confirm the information obtained online, the software makers were contacted; additional data were collected through follow-up correspondence.

The mandatory residency dilemma: parallels to historical transitions in pharmacy education.

Objective: To review recent literature regarding mandatory residencies in the perspective of the historical entry-level degree debate.

Data Sources: Articles were identified through searches of MEDLINE/PubMed, national pharmacy association Web sites, and a review of the references of related literature.

Study Selection And Data Extraction: Several studies, commentaries, and reviews are examined to discuss viewpoints from both the entry-level degree and mandatory residency debates.

Implementation of a $4 generic drug program in a 340B pharmacy.

Purpose: The implementation of a $4 generic drug program in a 340B pharmacy is described.

Summary: The Cordelia Martin Health Center (CMHC) pharmacy operates as part of the Neighborhood Health Association, a federally qualified health center in Toledo, Ohio. Clinic patients have prescription coverage through Medicaid or do not have prescription coverage, and 89% of prescriptions without any form of prescription coverage are for patients whose income is at or below 200% of the federal poverty line.