A Computerized Pharmacy Decision Support System (PDSS) for Headache Management: Observational Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headaches are common and often lead patients to seek advice from a pharmacist and consequently self-medicate for relief. Computerized pharmacy decision support systems (PDSSs) may be a valuable resource for health care professionals, particularly for community pharmacists when counseling patients with headache, to guide treatment with over-the-counter medications and recognize patients who require urgent or specialist care.

Objective

This observational pilot study aimed to evaluate a newly developed PDSS web app for the management of patients seeking advice from a pharmacy for headache. This study examined the use of the PDSS web app and if it had an impact on patient or pharmacy personnel counseling, pharmacy personnel perception, and patient perception.

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SUBMITTER: Perrot S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9736760 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature