Community pharmacists' decision-making patterns in clinical prescription checking: A simulation-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community pharmacists (CPs) make a significant number of decisions on the clinical appropriateness of prescriptions daily to ensure safe and effective use of medications, in a process known as "clinical checking". The process is complex and is affected by multiple factors in practice. This study aimed to investigate the cognitive processes involved in clinical prescription checking by CPs.

Method

This qualitative study employed a purposive sampling technique to recruit a diverse sample from the population of CPs in England. Engaging in Zoom interviews, participants clinically checked three simulated prescriptions, providing concurrent verbal accounts of their thoughts. The participants' commentaries during the task were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and un

SUBMITTER: Elgebli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833647 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature