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Pharmacists` attitudes towards direct anticoagulants
Mertová, Tereza ; Malý, Josef (advisor) ; Doseděl, Martin (referee)
Pharmacists' attitudes towards direct anticoagulants Author: Tereza Mertová Supervisor: doc. PharmDr. Josef Malý, Ph.D. Consultant: PharmDr. Kateřina Malá, Ph.D. Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy Introduction and Objective: Pharmacists are involved in providing of professional information about direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) treatment during DOAC dispensation to patients. Their attitudes and knowledge about DOAC treatment are therefore crucial for optimisation of pharmaceutical care of patients taking DOAC. The objective of this thesis was to analyze attitudes, experience, habits and opinions of pharmacists regarding the DOAC treatment. Methodology: Pharmacists from three District Pharmacists' Associations (OSL) were addressed to participate in an electronic anonymous questionnaire between March and May 2021. Questionnaire consisted of 32 items focusing on the frequency of DOAC dispensation, pharmacist self-confidence about DOAC, information provided to patients during DOAC dispensation, benefits and limits of DOAC treatment compared to treatment with warfarin, and patient adherence to DOAC treatment. The results were processed using descriptive statistics and further analyzed by parametric and nonparametric tests. Results: A...
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Beliefs about medicines, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and Medication Adherence
Drapáková, Tereza ; Matoulková, Petra (advisor) ; Malý, Josef (referee)
1 ABSTRACT BELIEFS ABOUT MEDICINES, COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE AND MEDICATION ADHERENCE Student: Drapáková Tereza Tutor: PharmDr. Matoulková Petra, Ph.D. Department of Social and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic Introduction: Medication non-adherence is a very complex problem across different diseases leading to failure of treatment and increasing costs for medical care. Medication adherence is influenced by various factors and is also connected with different patients' attitudes to classical pharmacotherapy and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM is nowadays quite often used option for chronically treated patients. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to analyse medication adherence at chronically treated patients visiting pharmacies in the Czech Republic, their attitudes to CAM including percentage of using CAM, the most common reasons using CAM and which types of CAM are the most spread among asked patients. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed in pharmacies in the Czech Republic among patients 18 years old and older who were chronically treated for at least 3 months. Selected patients were asked to complete a questionnaire containing questions about CAM, Czech version of Medication Adherence...
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