Evaluation of the effectiveness of an educational intervention in community pharmacists to improve pharmaceutical care in upper respiratory infections, including flu, colds, sore throat and sinusitis

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Outpatient antibiotic consumption in patients with upper respiratory tract inffections; Infections and Infestations; Upper respiratory tract infection

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89439892
• Lead Sponsor: Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Brief Summary

2019 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6337896/ (added 27/07/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-04
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 August 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 977

Inclusion Criteria

All community pharmacists in two provinces in the northwest of Spain (A Coruña and Pontevedra).

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of antibiotics dispensed without a medical prescription, 1 month before and 1 month after the intervention, by the simulated client method. The simulated patient presents with a respiratory infection, for which he requested an antibiotic without prescription. Four gradual levels of pressure are used to obtain the antibiotic.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Quality of pharmaceutical care was measured 1 month before and 1 month after the intervention using the simulated client method . It was evaluated by recording which other medications were offered, the reasons for not dispensing antibiotic and all the questions related to possible adverse reactions or contraindications.<br> 2. Pressure level to obtain antibiotic was measured 1 month before and 1 month after the intervention using the simulated client method. Four gradual levels of demand were used to obtain the antibiotic. At the beginning the patient requests something for the symptoms and ends up requesting a specific antibiotic (amoxicillin)<br>