Community Pharmacy Service for Patients With Inhaled Medications: A Multi-Perspective Observation and Assessment Under Routine Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Outcome studies have shown the benefits of inhalation consultations. Therefore, the service of inhalation consultations from pharmacists has been implemented in guidelines. Recently, this service became reimbursable for German community pharmacies.

Aims

We aimed to investigate how this service is performed under routine conditions to actually achieve the proven benefits.

Methods

We evaluated the reimbursed inhalation service under routine conditions in community pharmacies in Saxony, Germany. An external trained monitor observed routine services and documented predefined handling errors in patients' inhalation demonstrations. Besides, the monitor checked which contents of predefined checklists were addressed. After the consultations, patients and pharmaceuti

SUBMITTER: Kroenert AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12416124 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature