Consulting work cannot be carried out without grounding in scientific studies. A complete list of the relevant works would run to hundreds of entries; here you will find at least some of those published in reputable professional journals.
As in all other fields of health care, it is essential to follow the principles of evidence-based medicine (Evidence-Based Medicine, EBM). This approach ensures that the decisions made during pharmaceutical consultations are based on carefully verified data and studies, which maximises the benefit for the patient and minimises the risk of adverse effects.
| Title | Author | Year | Link | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role of pharmacist counseling in pharmacotherapy quality improvement | Sanii et al. | 2016 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843583/ | Counselling patients at discharge and at regular check-ups improves medication adherence and patient satisfaction with treatment, and consequently improves clinical outcomes. |
| Pharmacist consultations in general practice clinics: the Pharmacists in Practice Study (PIPS) | ECK Tan, K Stewart, RA Elliott, J George | 2014 | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1551741113001551 | Consultations carried out by pharmacists in primary care clinics were effective in identifying and resolving medication-related problems. The consultations were well received by patients and were associated with improved medication adherence. |
| Consulting work in pharmacies improves both treatment and patient comfort | Medical Tribune | 2011 | https://www.tribune.cz/archiv/konzultacni-cinnost-v-lekarnach-zlepsi-lecbu-i-komfort-pacientu/ | |
| Drug-Related Problems of Patients in Primary Health Care Institutions: A Systematic Review | Feng Ni et al. | 2021 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8418140/ | In pharmaceutical practice, patients with risk factors for adverse drug effects should be monitored more closely. Pharmacists could play an important role in identifying and intervening in drug-related problems, and more effective intervention strategies need to be established in the future. |
| Drug related problems in clinical practice: a cross-sectional study on their prevalence, risk factors and associated pharmaceutical interventions | Garin et al. | 2021 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-80560-2 | The overall prevalence of drug-related problems was high across medical specialties (45.1%) in a population characterised by advanced age, polypharmacy and multimorbidity. |
| Interventions for Smoking Cessation and Treatments for Nicotine Dependence | USPHS Office | 2020 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK555596/ | The evidence is sufficient to conclude that behavioural counselling and smoking-cessation medications are independently effective in helping people stop smoking, and even more effective when used in combination. |
| Severe and fatal medication errors in hospitals: findings from the Norwegian Incident Reporting System | A. Mulac et al. | 2021 | https://ejhp.bmj.com/content/28/e1/e56 | Errors occurred most frequently during drug administration. The most common type of error was dosing. The considerable number of serious and fatal errors that caused preventable patient harm and death underlines the urgent need for error-prevention strategies. |
| Mapping of drug-related problems among older adults conciliating medical and pharmaceutical approaches | Laroche et al. | 2021 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41999-021-00482-8 | Interdisciplinary pharmacotherapy programmes show a significant clinical impact on preventing or resolving adverse drug effects and suboptimal responses. Better communication between healthcare professionals, patients and their carers would ensure greater safety and efficacy of treatment. |
| Drug therapy problems among hospitalized patients with cardiovascular disease | Niriayo et al. | 2024 | https://bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12872-024-03710-8 | In our study, more than half of the patients had pharmacotherapy problems. The predictive factors for pharmacotherapy problems were advanced age and the number of medications. Greater attention should therefore be paid to patients who are at risk of developing pharmacotherapy problems. |
A high-quality professional consultation at the pharmacy involves not only knowledge of current medical research but also its application to the individual needs of the patient. Pharmacists are thus able to recommend the most suitable treatment procedures, identify possible drug interactions and provide comprehensive information that contributes to safe and effective treatment.