Background: Dispensing and prescribing antibiotics is inappropriate in many of the countries in the European Union, including Spain, and a threat to the population's health. To tackle the growth of antimicrobial resistance, the Happy Patient project was set up under the sponsorship of the European Commission.
Aim: O ascertain the characteristics of dispensing antibiotic therapy in Spanish community pharmacies.
Res Social Adm Pharm
January 2024
Background: This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of an intervention based on a training course for community pharmacists and a smoking cessation service (CESAR©), using limited societal and the health provider perspectives.
Methods: Non-randomized controlled trial of 12-months' follow-up. Spanish community pharmacists who were previously trained with CESAR© formed the intervention group (n = 102), and control group delivered usual care (n = 80).
Aten Primaria
December 2022
Objective: To collect perspectives and explore consensus for expert recommendations related to asthma control and the use of telemedicine among professionals who manage patients with asthma.
Design: A Delphi-like questionnaire was designed to analyse the level of agreement about several recommendations formulated by an expert scientific committee about asthma control and the use of telemedicine with this purpose. A dedicated scientific committee validated the questionnaire, which included questions about the participants' profile and the use of technological tools at a personal level or in clinical practice.
Despite the therapeutic advances currently available, asthma control is poor. Such control is based on assessing the patient, adjusting treatment, and reviewing the response to treatment. In normal situations, asthma is monitored and controlled by sequential face-to-face visits.
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