Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Continuing Education Program in Community Pharmacies

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-12-01

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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Preventable failures in the drug chain are related to Drugs Problems Related Use and are associated with medication errors (prescription, dispensing, administration or use by the patient or caregiver), including failures In the Medication Supply System (availability and quality).

The controlled drugs are those that contain substances regulated by international conventions on drug control. They are important in various fields of medicine, such as pain management, obstetric emergencies, mental disorders such as the treatment of substance dependence, psychiatry and neurology. It has been defined as abuse of drugs the improper use of these for non-medical purposes, and associated with the use without medical prescription, which can produce addiction or psychic or physical dependence.

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Detailed Description

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Experimental study with random assignment of the staff pharmacist of Pharmacies. The staff pharmacists admitted will be followed for 12 months (1 year). The study will make it possible to determine the effect of the continuing education program accompanied by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Conditions

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Controlled Drug Dependence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

study protocol for a multicenter, cluster-randomized controlled trial.

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Staff pharmacy whith intervention

Staff pharmacy who will receive continuous education through technology and communication tools, as well as accompaniment and advice from a pharmaceutical chemist

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Staff pharmacy whith intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Pharmacists who will receive continuous education through technology and communication tools, as well as accompaniment and advice from a pharmaceutical chemist

Staff pharmacy without intervention

Staff pharmacy who will receive only pharmacy information

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Staff pharmacy whith intervention

Pharmacists who will receive continuous education through technology and communication tools, as well as accompaniment and advice from a pharmaceutical chemist

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Pharmacy staff working in Pharmacy or Drugstore, located geographically in the city of Medellín and in the Metropolitan Area
2. That the owner works in the establishment

Inclusion Exclusion:

1\. Pharmacy staff who do not agree to participate in the study

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes