Lecture 13

Question 1

Pharmacist need to be drug information synthesisers by providing medicines information that is?

Answer 1

-unbiased
-evidence based
-evaluated
-timely

Question 2

How to determine the usefulness of medical information?

Answer 2

Usefulness =( relevance x validity)/ work

Question 3

Why should Pharmacist be good at providing medicines information?

Answer 3

-Wide ranging therapeutic knowledge
-Ability to interpret and apply information
-Effective communication skills
-Easily accessible

Question 4

In domain 01 Health and medicines management. “To provide evidence-based medicines information, you must be able to:”

Answer 4

• Select and appraise relevant scientific literature

- Understand the implications of the findings

Question 5

You will need to use your professional judgement to determine…

Answer 5

To determine the clinical significance of the findings and the degree to which the can be applied to that specific situation.

Question 6

If you are using the findings to help optimise care for individual patients, you should also determine…

Answer 6

the patient’s own preferences and develop an appropriate medicine management plan based on the combination of this information.

Question 7

In the Code of Ethics 2011 What is principle 3?

Answer 7

Use your professional judgement in the interest of patents and the public and promote family, whanau and community health.

Question 8

What are some disadvantages of information sources?

Answer 8

Media

• can blow issues out of proportion *may only report certain aspects *may not have all the facts
• Family/friends
• often not scientifically based
• views often based only on own experiences and beliefs
• often don’t have all the facts
• what works for one may not work for another
• Drug company
• can be biased
• data may be skewed
• Internet
• time consuming
• overwhelming
• quality - not necessarily regulated

Question 9

What are the skills required to provide credible medicines information?

Answer 9

*Problem solving
*Aware of and able to utilise resources *Efficient search strategies
*Critical evaluation
*Determine reliability and value of information found
*Interpretation and application of information found
*Communication skills
*Able to communicate information effectively to
patients and healthcare professionals

Question 10

What is evidence based practice?

Answer 10

• Applying the best available research results (evidence) when making decisions about health care.
• Health care professionals who perform evidence-based practice use research evidence along with clinical expertise and patient preferences.
• Systematic reviews (summaries of health care research results) provide information that aids in the process of evidence-based practice. AHRQ

Question 11

What are some information sources?

Answer 11

• Tertiary
• Secondary and Primary *Company material *Internet
• Colleagues

Question 12

What are some primary and tertiary sources of information?

Answer 12

*Trials/studies
*randomised controlled trial *cohort, case control, cross sectional *case series and reports pharmacoeconomic
Reviews
*systematic review, meta-analysis
*Editorials
*Letters

Question 13

What is the hierarchy of evidence?

Answer 13

1. Systematic reviews, meta analysis
2. Randomised controlled trials
3. Other types of studies/trials
4. Case reports

Question 14

Why do we document enquiries?

Answer 14

• Quality assurance
• Accountability
• Re-use answer

Question 15

Data sheets are different because?

Answer 15

• Content controlled by Medsafe
• Required as part of license
• Not used for advertising purposes
• Contain a lot of useful information