Browsing Research publications by Author "Law, Ethics and Professsionalism in Pharmacy Practice"
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Analysis of enquiries to the National Pharmacy Association following major changes to controlled drug legislation in the UK
Gallagher, C. T.; Hickman, A.C.; Hannbeck, L.; Flynn, R. W. (2012-02-01)Objectives The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) provides an advice service to community pharmacists in the UK, and keeps a database of the enquiries it receives. The aim of this research was to analyse the database for ... -
Assessment of a cyclone-type spacer device for use in dry powder inhalation
Parisini, I.; Cheng, S. J.; Symons, D. D.; Brown, Marc; Kostrzewski, A.; Murnane, D. (2013-08)Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) are used widely in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapies. However, the lung deposition from DPIs is highly variable and patients with poor lung function can struggle to achieve ... -
Assessment of levels of moral reasoning in pharmacy students at different stages of the undergraduate curriculum
Gallagher, C. T. (2011)Objectives: The principal aim of this study was to demonstrate the maturation of moral reasoning among pharmacy students as they progress through a 4-year degree programme at a school of pharmacy in the UK. Methods: The ... -
Building on Bloom : A paradigm for teaching pharmacy law and ethics from the UK
Gallagher, C. T. (2011)Law and ethics share many common characteristics while fulfilling separate functions in the regulation of pharmacists' behavior. In pharmacy education, Law and Ethics, as a subject, has traditionally been taught didactically ... -
Classification, location and legitimacy of web-based suppliers of Viagra to the UK
Gallagher, C. T. (2010-12-01)Objectives- To categorise online suppliers of Viagra based on their legal status, and to quantify the suppliers within each category. Methods- Google was used to search for websites offering to sell or supply either ... -
Controlled drugs
Gallagher, C. T. (Pharmaceutical Press, 2013) -
Development and design of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) in undergraduate pharmacy education in a new School of Pharmacy in England.
Evans, Beti Wyn; Alinier, Guillaume; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Lefteri, Kelly Anne; Dhillon, S. (2011-07-01)UK pharmacy practice is driven by competency-based healthcare practice and the expanding clinical roles of pharmacy practitioners. Setting up a new School of Pharmacy offers the opportunity to design a program appropriate ... -
Development and evaluation of a Handover Performance Tool (HPT) for medical shift handovers
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Dhillon, S.; Schifano, Fabrizio; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Pickles, John; Manser, Tanya (2011-10) -
Does clinical handover promote situation awareness? : Implications for person-centered healthcare
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Manser, Tanya; Schifano, Fabrizio; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Pickles, John; Nicholls, Harriet; Fishman, Daniel; Mubarik, Arshad; Dhillon, S. (2012-06)Background: Doctors’ handover has been the subject of investigation since the implementation of the European Working Time Directive in 2004. Little is known regarding handover quality and safety in clinical practice. This ... -
Eram, ergo sum? : A 1-year retrospective study of General Pharmaceutical Council fitness to practise hearings
Gallagher, C. T.; Greenland, Victoria A. M.; Hickman, Adrienne C. (2015-06)The principal aims of this research were: to assess whether aggravating and mitigating circumstances considered by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) when imposing sanctions are considered when determining impairment ... -
The fox and the grapes : an Anglo-Irish perspective on conscientious objection to the supply of emergency hormonal contraception without prescription
Gallagher, C. T.; Holton, A; McDonald, L.J.; Gallagher, P.J. (2013)Emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) has been available from pharmacies in the UK without prescription for 11 years. In the Republic of Ireland this service was made available in 2011. In both jurisdictions the respective ... -
How useful are medication patient information leaflets to older adults? : A content, readability and layout analysis
Liu, Fang; Abdul-Hussain, Sarah; Mahboob, Shams; Rai, Vijay; Kostrzewski, Andrzej (2014-08)BACKGROUND: Patient information leaflets (PILs) are the most important information source for older patients to effectively manage their drug therapy.OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the appropriateness ... -
Human medicines: the licensing system
Gallagher, C. T. (Pharmaceutical Press, 2013) -
Impairment and sanction in Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service fitness to practise proceedings
Gallagher, Cathal T.; Foster, Carmel L. (2015-03)The principal aims of this research were to assess whether, when imposing sanctions, the aggravating and mitigating circumstances considered by the General Medical Council are first considered when determining impairment ... -
Is Mindful Reflective Practice the way forward to reduce medication errors?
Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Ghaleb, Maisoon; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (2013-12)Medication errors can seriously affect patients and healthcare professionals. In over 60% of cases, medication errors are associated with one or more contributory; individual factors including staff being forgetful, stressed, ... -
The issue of moral distress in community pharmacy practice : background and research agenda
Astbury, Jayne L.; Gallagher, Cathal T.; O'Neill, Richard (2015-10)OBJECTIVES: Moral distress arises from situations in which the individual identifies the morally right action required, but feels unable to act accordingly due to organisational constraints within the work place. Research ... -
Perceived stress levels among undergraduate pharmacy students in the UK
Gallagher, C. T.; Mehta, A. N. V.; Selvan, R.; Mirza, I. B.; Radia, P.; Bharadia, N. S.; Hitch, G. (2014)To measure perceived stress levels among the students on a professional pharmacy degree in the UK, and to compare these to US-based students. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was employed to measure stress levels among a ... -
Pharmacists' quality of learning in a diploma/MSc course in pharmacy practice
Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (1997-03)A rapid expansion of postgraduate courses in pharmacy practice has raised the issue of quality. An understanding of how pharmacists approach their learning is one factor that influences learning outcomes. It would, therefore, ... -
Pharmacokinetics of topical products
McAuley, William James; Kravitz, Laura (2012-06)Pharmacokinetics is the study of changes in drug concentrations in the body with time. It is commonly considered in four main phases: absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. Following topical administration, ... -
Postgraduate education for advanced practitioners : a novel approach to course design
Tomlin, Stephen; Costello, I.; Kostrzewski, Andrzej; Dhillon, S. (2006-08)Describes a new approach to developing learning to support advanced practitioner development which builds on the positive experiences of how adults learn, education theory, clinical practice and peer review