| Community pharmacy contribution to weight management: identifying opportunities. | |
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PMID: 20405590 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the public's views on weight-management services, including pharmacies as a potential venue, and the extent of current pharmacy involvement in weight management. METHODS: Two questionnaires were developed for face-to-face interview in one Primary Care Trust area: one for the general public and one for community pharmacists. KEY FINDINGS: Interviews were conducted with 177 members of the public, 75% of whom had tried to lose weight. More had used over-the-counter weight-loss products than prescribed medicines. There was greater awareness of commercial weight-management clinics than of NHS-led initiatives. Leisure centres were the preferred locations for weight-management clinics, with dieticians as the preferred staff. Pharmacies and pharmacists were not favoured as sources of advice on weight management. The questionnaire was completed by 49 community pharmacists (75%). All except one dispensed prescriptions for weight loss and 38 supplied over-the-counter weight-loss products. For both, estimated supply frequency increased with increasing deprivation of the pharmacy's location. Eight pharmacies provided a commercial weight-loss programme and more than half had weighing scales. CONCLUSIONS: Opportunities exist for extending NHS-led weight-management services from community pharmacies, but further research is required into the public's expectations of services to support an increase in awareness and acceptance. |
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Authors:
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Janet Krska; Claire Lovelady; Deborah Connolly; Shaun Parmar; Michael J Davies |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The International journal of pharmacy practice Volume: 18 ISSN: 0961-7671 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Pharm Pract Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-04-21 Completed Date: 2010-05-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9204243 Medline TA: Int J Pharm Pract Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 7-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. j.krska@ljmu.ac.uk |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Anti-Obesity Agents / therapeutic use Community Pharmacy Services / statistics & numerical data* Consumer Satisfaction / statistics & numerical data* Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Middle Aged Professional-Patient Relations Questionnaires Weight Loss |
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0/Anti-Obesity Agents |
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