"Prescription Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Prescriber and Pharmacist Per" by Nicholas E. Hagemeier, Jeffrey A. Gray et al.
 

Prescription Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Prescriber and Pharmacist Perspectives

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Article

Publication Date

6-6-2013

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This study compared perceptions of prescribers and pharmacists (N = 89) regarding multiple aspects of prescription drug abuse. Questionnaires were developed to assess perceptions regarding the prevalence of prescription drug abuse, self-perceived communication competence, and additional communication and prescription drug abuse domains. Pharmacists perceived a larger percentage of patients (41%) to be abusing opioid pain relievers as compared with their prescriber colleagues (17%). Both prescribers and pharmacists indicated improvements in prescriber–pharmacist communication would serve to deter prescription drug abuse. Self-efficacy beliefs for detecting and discussing prescription drug abuse with patients were low for both cohorts. Implications and limitations are noted.

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