Does drug dispensing improve the health outcomes of patients attending community pharmacies? A systematic review

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 764
• Main Authors: Pizetta, Bárbara, Raggi, Lívia Gonçalves, Rocha, Kérilin Stancine Santos, Cerqueira-Santos, Sabrina, de Lyra-Jr, Divaldo Pereira, Dos Santos Júnior, Genival Araujo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Content analysis; Counseling; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dispensing; Drug stores; Drug therapy; Drugs; Drugstores; Evidence-Based Practice; Health care policy; Health Outcomes; Health services; Humans; Intervention; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Outcomes Assessment; Patient outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacies; Pharmacists; Prescription drugs; Quality of life; Services; Systematic review; Brazil; Dispensing; Evidence-Based Practice; Health Outcomes; Pharmacists; Counseling; Outcomes Assessment

Drug dispensing is a clinical pharmacy service that promotes access to medicines and their rational use. However, there is a lack of evidence for the impact of drug dispensing on patients' health outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the influence of drug dispensing on the cli...