Systematic review of pragmatic randomised control trials assessing the effectiveness of professional pharmacy services in community pharmacies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of Professional Pharmacy Services (PPSs) requires a demonstration of the service's impact (efficacy) and its effectiveness. Several systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (RCT) have shown the efficacy of PPSs in patient's outcomes in community pharmacy. There is, however, a need to determine the level of evidence on the effectiveness of PPSs in daily practice by means of pragmatic trials. To identify and analyse pragmatic RCTs that measure the effectiveness of PPSs in clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes in the community pharmacy setting.

Methods

A systematic search was undertaken in MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and SCIELO. The search was performed on January 31, 2020. Papers were assessed against the following inclusion

SUBMITTER: Varas-Doval R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7890900 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature