16th October 2018
The Role of Pharmacists in General Practice in Asthma Management: A Pilot Study.
Asthma is principally managed in general practice. Appropriate prescribing and medication use are essential, so general practice pharmacists appear suitable to conduct asthma management consultations. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the asthma management role of a pharmacist in general practice.
Over 13 months, the pharmacist saw 136 individual patients. The most common activities were:
- asthma control assessment
- recommendations to adjust medication or device
- counselling on correct device use
- asthma action plan development
- trigger avoidance
This pilot study demonstrated it is feasible, acceptable and potentially beneficial to have a general practice pharmacist involved in asthma management. Fuller evaluation is warranted.
Read the full study in the below link:
