Association Between Accreditation Era, North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination Testing Changes, and First-Time Pass Rates.

To estimate whether first-time pass rates on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) have been influenced by the number of pharmacy programs founded since 2000, the programs' accreditation era, and the changes to the blueprint as well as changes to the testing conditions and passing standards implemented by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) beginning in 2015. This was a retrospective, observational cohort study using publicly published data. The number of programs and pass rates were collected from 2008 to 2020.

Awareness, perceptions, and attitudes toward community pharmacist clinical services: An analysis of data from 2004 and 2018.

Objective: This study aimed to describe and compare the public's change in awareness and perceptions of, willingness to use, willingness to pay, and interest in insurance coverage for community pharmacist prescriptive authority services and point of care testing over a time span of 14 years.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of anonymous questionnaires administered by student pharmacists in 2004 and in 2018. Questionnaires were administered to individuals who presented to University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy sponsored health fair screenings and at various community pharmacies throughout the state of New Mexico (NM).

Curricular-driven screening for atrial fibrillation at community pharmacies.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of stroke. It can be asymptomatic and patients may be unaware they have AF. Therefore, there is a need to develop a sustainable community model to screen for unrecognized AF.

Population screening for atrial fibrillation by student pharmacists at health fairs.

Background: Individuals with unrecognized atrial fibrillation (AF) may be at an increased risk of stroke. There is a need to develop a sustainable and reproducible population-based screening model to identify unrecognized AF.

Objective: The objective of this study is to evaluate AF screening and education at student pharmacist-driven health fairs.

Emerging evidence in NSAID pharmacology: important considerations for product selection.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used in the treatment of pain and inflammation. Emerging pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evidence in NSAID pharmacology provides important criteria for selecting an appropriate NSAID. The inhibition of COX enzymes by NSAIDs affects physiologic functions in the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and renal systems.

Use of diabetes data management software reports by health care providers, patients with diabetes, and caregivers improves accuracy and efficiency of data analysis and interpretation compared with traditional logbook data: first results of the Accu-Chek Connect Reports Utility and Efficiency Study (ACCRUES).

We assessed users' proficiency and efficiency in identifying and interpreting self-monitored blood glucose (SMBG), insulin, and carbohydrate intake data using data management software reports compared with standard logbooks. This prospective, self-controlled, randomized study enrolled insulin-treated patients with diabetes (PWDs) (continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion [CSII] and multiple daily insulin injection [MDI] therapy), patient caregivers [CGVs]) and health care providers (HCPs) who were naïve to diabetes data management computer software. Six paired clinical cases (3 CSII, 3 MDI) and associated multiple-choice questions/answers were reviewed by diabetes specialists and presented to participants via a web portal in both software report (SR) and traditional logbook (TL) formats.

The effect of hormonal oral contraception on acquisition of peak bone mineral density of adolescents and young women.

Maximizing bone mass in youth is touted as the best strategy to offset the natural losses of aging and the menopausal transition. Not achieving maximum peak bone mineral density (BMD) is an independent risk factor for osteoporosis and thus a public health concern. Adolescence is a critical time of bone mineralization mediated by endogenous estradiol.

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists concerning prescription drug abuse.

This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and professional practices of pharmacists regarding addiction and patient use of controlled medications. This research project explored the relationship between pharmacy education, perceived and actual knowledge, and professional interactions as it pertains to problems surrounding dependency and addiction. A questionnaire of 25 items was administered at three separate continuing education programs in Florida in 2005.

Comparing the T scores from bone sonometer measurements in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women.

Unlabelled: Ethnicity is an important risk factor for the development of osteoporosis. Non-Hispanic white or Asian women are commonly considered at higher risk than other ethnicities. Hispanics in the U.