Practice Based Research
The vital role of pharmacist care has been shown time and time again. We know that pharmacists improve the health of Albertans every single day. As any good clinician would ask- what does the literature say?
Research articles on this web page have not been critically evaluated for quality. The research listed is open-access only, therefore is not representative of all pharmacy research. Questions? Contact rxa@rxa.ca.
Pharmacy Practice Research
Pharmacist-led care improves health outcomes!
- Pharmacists Avoidance or Reductions in Medical Costs in Critically Ill Patients
- Digital Health Interventions by Clinical Pharmacists A Systematic Review
- Effect of Clinical Pharmacist Interventions on Cost in an Integrated Health System Specialty Pharmacy
- Impact of Pharmacist’s Interventions and Patients Decision on Health Outcomes in Terms of Medication Adherence and Quality Use of Medicines Among Patients Attending Community Pharmacies
- Factors Affecting Pharmacist-Administered Vaccine Injection and Adherence Rates in Canada
- Pharmacist Care Planning Services: What Matters Most
- COVID Catalyst for Evolving Professional Role Identity? A Scoping Review
- A Pharmacist Led Pilot Using a Performance Dashboard to Improve Psychotropic Medication Use in a Skilled Nursing Facility
- The Role and Impact for the Pharmacist in Long-Term Care Settings: A Systematic Review
- The Evolution of Pharmacists Roles in Disasters, From Logistics to Assessing and Prescribing
- A Guide to a Pharmacist-Led Pharmacogenetic Testing and Counselling Service in an Interprofessional Healthcare Setting
- Positioning Pharmacists Roles in Primary Health Care: Disclosure Analysis of the Compensation Plan in Alberta
- Role of Canadian Pharmacists in Managing Drug Shortage Concerns Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Pharmacists and Vaccination in Pregnancy
- Effect of a Pharmacists-Led Educational Intervention on Inappropriate Medication Prescription in Older Adults
- A Comparative Case Study of Community Pharmacists Care Planning Services in Primary Healthcare
- Pharmacists Impact on Health Outcomes in a Homeless Population – Journal of the American Pharmacists’ Association
- Perceptions of Pharmacists Roles in the Era of Expanding Scopes of Practice
- On the Frontline Against COVID-19 Community Pharmacists Contribution During a Public Health Crisis
- Applications for Pharmacogenomics in Pharmacy Practice
- Evaluation of Pharmacists’ Work in Physician Pharmacists Collaborative Model for the Management of Hypertension
- The Particularities of Pharmaceutical Care in Improving Public Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Disease State Research
Pharmacists effectively manage acute and chronic conditions!
Cardiovascular
- Effectiveness of Pharmacist’s Intervention in the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases
- Potential Benefits of Pharmacist Intervention in the Detection and Therapy of Atrial Fibrillation
- The Evidence for Pharmacist Care in Outpatients With Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Pharmacists Prescribing and Care Improves Cardiovascular Risk, but What Do Patients Think? A Sub Study of the RxEACH Study
- The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions on Cardiovascular Risk: The Multicenter Randomized Controlled RxEACH Trial
Hypertension
- Randomized Trial of the Effect of Pharmacists Prescribing on Improving Blood Pressure in the Community
- Cost Effectiveness of Pharmacists Care For Managing Hypertension in Canada
- A Cluster Randomized Trial of Blood Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops
Infectious Disease
- Expanding Access to HIV Testing Through Canadian Community Pharmacies: Findings From the Approach Study
- Outcomes of Urinary Tract Infection Management by Pharmacists
- Pharmacists-Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in an Urgent Care Setting
- Population Health Model for Pharmacist Assessment and Independent Prescribing and Care in Patients With Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections