/library/oar/handle/123456789/477 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:36:26 GMT 2026-11-05T03:36:26Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150288 Title: A risk-based approach towards drug-related problems in community pharmacy practice Abstract: Drug-related problems (DRPs), defined by the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe as “events or circumstances involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interfere with desired health outcomes”. They can arise from prescribing and dispensing errors, inappropriate medication use, and polypharmacy. As highly accessible healthcare providers, community pharmacists are well positioned to identify, assess, and prevent DRPs, improving patient pharmacotherapy.; Aims: ▫ To identify and quantify drug-related problems in community pharmacies; ▫ To put forward strategies to minimise drug-related problems in community pharmacies Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150288 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150287 Title: Health and safety risks in community and hospital pharmacy Abstract: Health and safety risks in pharmacies are a growing concern in prominent pharmaceutical settings such as community and hospital. By mitigating the risks in these settings, these environments may be made safer for pharmacists, patients, and staff alike.; Aims: To identify and quantify health and safety risks in community and hospital pharmacy settings, and To put forward risk mitigation strategies to minimise the occurrence of these risks and create safer environments. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150287 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150276 Title: Empagliflozin in practice : an educational webinar on effectiveness, safety and patient counselling Abstract: The recent inclusion of empagliflozin on the Maltese National Health Service formulary for chronic heart failure is expected to broaden its use beyond specialist care. Consequently, awareness among primary healthcare professionals is important to support appropriate monitoring, patient counselling and continuity of care.; Aim: To develop, validate, deliver and evaluate an educational webinar on the practical use of empagliflozin. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150276 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/150273 Title: Pharmacist-led ferritin point-of-care testing in community pharmacy as a model for decentralised care Abstract: Pharmacist-led point-of-care testing (POCT) in community pharmacy can support timely screening, patient education, monitoring and referral, strengthening pharmacists’ contribution to accessible, decentralised and patient-centred care. Ferritin testing provides a practical example of how such a model may be implemented in community pharmacy.; Aim: To evaluate the contribution of pharmacist-led ferritin POCT to patient care by:; • Developing a structured service framework; • Assessing implementability of the framework in a community pharmacy setting Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/150273 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z