Cost utility of a pharmacist-led minor ailment service compared with usual pharmacist care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) performed from July 2018 to March 2019 demonstrated the clinical impact of a community pharmacist delivered minor ailment service (MAS) compared with usual pharmacist care (UC). MAS consisted of a technology-based face-to-face consultation delivered by trained community pharmacists. The consultation was guided by clinical pathways for assessment and management, and communication systems, collaboratively agreed with general practitioners. MAS pharmacists were trained and provided monthly practice support by a practice change facilitator. The objective of this study was to assess the cost utility of MAS, compared to UC.

Methods

Participants recruited were adult patients with symptoms suggestive of a minor ailment conditio

SUBMITTER: Dineen-Griffin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388462 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature