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Study Information
Identifying Pharmacist Barriers to Helping Older Adults Select Safe OTC Medications
Study Title
Appropriate Over-the-counter Medication Use in the Older Adult: Pharmacists’ Role in Reducing Harm
Funding
Award by the UW School of Pharmacy Research Innovations, 2010
Funding Timeline
July 2010 – June 2012
Overview
- Objective: Decrease inappropriate OTC medication use in a rapidly expanding and particularly vulnerable patient population.
- Aim 1: Document the nature and extent of information, advice, and counseling by community pharmacists to older adults and their caregivers about potentially inappropriate OTC medications.
- Aim 2: Characterize barriers and facilitators to providing OTC medication recommendations.
Collaborators and Stakeholders
Collaborators and Stakeholders
- School of Pharmacy: Michelle Chui, Joshua Thorpe, Beth A. Martin
- UW Survey Center: Kenneth D. Croes
Associated Publications & Presentations
- Chui MA, Stone JA, Martin BA, Croes K., Thorpe JT. Safeguarding Older Adults from Inappropriate Over the Counter Medications: The Role of the Community Pharmacist. The Gerontologist 2014 Dec; 54(6): 989-1000 doi:10.1093/geront/gnt130
- Chui MA, Stone JA, Thorpe JM, Martin BA. Exploring work system barriers to effective over-the-counter counseling. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Annual Meeting 2013 57:1098 doi: 10.1177/1541961213571244