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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of Hurricane Ivan, which made landfall east of Mobile, Alabama, on September 16, 2004, on pharmacies in the affected areas. DESIGN: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: Baldwin County, Alabama. INTERVENTIONS: Pharmacy community rapid-needs-assessment survey....

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the job withdrawal intentions of a nationwide sample of Certified Pharmacy Technicians (CPhTs). DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive design. SETTING: A random sample of 3,200 CPhTs whose names and contact information were acquired from the Pharmacy Technician Certification...

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OBJECTIVE: To quantify rural communities' risks for losing access to local pharmacy services using a newly developed risk-assessment tool. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Minnesota in June through August 2003. PARTICIPANTS: Pharmacy owners and managers in rural communities with populations...

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the level of interest of upper-level doctor of pharmacy students in rural pharmacy practice, rural pharmacy ownership, and a proposed rural pharmacy practice model. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota in October...

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of power factors, need for achievement, and empowerment on commitment, loyalty, identification, and job turnover intention among pharmacists. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: United States. PARTICIPANTS: 447 licensed pharmacists nationwide. INTERVENTION: Self-administered questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME...

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OBJECTIVES: To establish whether patients who are taking lipid-lowering medications receive information on lifestyle modifications from health care providers when originally prescribed and whether they continue to receive follow-up information on lifestyle modifications, and to establish where patients with...

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate medication adherence, medication safety, health care utilization, and health outcomes among patients enrolled in a subsidized prescription program. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Conducted as part of the Prescription Access program, a subsidized prescription program serving indigent patients...

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate communication of clinical research in the written media for completeness and accuracy. DESIGN: Observational assessment. SETTING: United States. PARTICIPANTS: Not applicable. INTERVENTIONS: Content of media articles discussing randomized controlled trials was assessed by three reviewers on the basis...

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OBJECTIVES: (1) To assess the degree and level of use of the strategic planning process (none, partly, fully) by independent community pharmacy owners/managers and (2) to evaluate the relationships between independent community pharmacy owners/managers' level of strategic planning and...

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the availability of resources on dietary supplements in the community pharmacy setting and to assess the attitudes of community pharmacists toward these resources. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Community pharmacies in New York and New Jersey that serve...