Pharmacists' knowledge, experiences and perceptions of treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that begins in childhood and often persists into adulthood. ADHD increases the risk of various negative impacts, and pharmacists are well positioned to address these issues in the community.

Objectives

This survey study aims to first identify pharmacists' ADHD knowledge gaps and experience with ADHD management and to second assess their preferences for continuing education and their experience with sleep-related issues in ADHD.

Methods

A survey was sent to Part A Ontario pharmacists with active licenses who opted in to receive research-related emails (n = 6022). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze survey data, while free-form answers were pooled and evaluated for

SUBMITTER: Yuen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature