Clinical Pharmacists‟ Interventions to Improve Inhaler Use among Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients.
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2017
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In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Abstract
Inappropriate use of asthma inhalers can lead to increased hospitalizations, reduced quality of life (QOL), loss of productivity and increased health related costs.
Pharmacist-led interventions have shown an improvement of inhaler technique and use. The following cases describe opportunities for clinical pharmacist-led interventions to resolve problems associated with inhaler use identified from an ongoing study in renal clinic, Teaching Hospital, Anuradhapura.
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clinical-pharmacist, counselling, asthma, inhaler, CKD
Citation
Wickramasinghe, N.D.D., Lynch, C.B., Coombes, J., Jayamanne, S.F. and De Silva, S.T. (2017). Clinical Pharmacists‟ Interventions to Improve Inhaler Use among Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients. In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p.39.