A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey
| dc.contributor.author | Carney, Tara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wells, John | |
| dc.contributor.author | Parry, Charles D H | |
| dc.contributor.author | McGuinness, Padraig | |
| dc.contributor.author | Harris, Richard | |
| dc.contributor.author | Van Hout, Marie C | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-07T14:29:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-05-07T14:29:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-03-27 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2018-04-09T15:14:21Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The study aimed to obtain and analyse the opinions and experience of pharmacy staff with regard to codeine misuse. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey of pharmacy staff’s perspectives on this issue was administered through professional or regulatory bodies and completed by samples drawn in South Africa (n = 124), Ireland (n = 464) and the United Kingdom (n = 129). Results The majority of participants reported combination codeine-containing products as most popular, but significantly more pharmacy staff in South Africa reported codeine-containing cough syrups as most commonly popular (X2 = 122.7(2), p < 0.001). Codeine use was also seen significantly more of a public health problem in South Africa than in the other two countries (X2 = 7.6(2), p = 0.02). There was no difference across countries in the level of codeine misuse reported by pharmacy staff. Further findings indicate that professional training and education is desired, with unequivocal findings for the need for greater codeine control (X2 = 12.0(2), p = 0.002). Conclusion In conclusion, there were some inter-country differences, but overall the findings seem to suggest that pharmacists across all three countries view codeine misuse as a problem among their customers. Recommendations centre on risk management, surveillance and staff training. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Carney, T., Wells, J., Parry, C. D. H., McGuinness, P., Harris, R., & Van Hout, M. C. (2018). A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey. <i>Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28000 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Carney, Tara, John Wells, Charles D H Parry, Padraig McGuinness, Richard Harris, and Marie C Van Hout "A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey." <i>Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy</i> (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28000 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Carney, T., Wells, J., Parry, C. D., McGuinness, P., Harris, R., & Van Hout, M. C. (2018). A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse–a three country survey. Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy, 13(1), 12. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Carney, Tara AU - Wells, John AU - Parry, Charles D H AU - McGuinness, Padraig AU - Harris, Richard AU - Van Hout, Marie C AB - Background The misuse of codeine is of increasing concern in a number of countries, particularly as this relates to over -the-counter pain and cough relief medication, and is also supplied as a prescription medicine. The study aimed to obtain and analyse the opinions and experience of pharmacy staff with regard to codeine misuse. Methods A cross-sectional web-based survey of pharmacy staff’s perspectives on this issue was administered through professional or regulatory bodies and completed by samples drawn in South Africa (n = 124), Ireland (n = 464) and the United Kingdom (n = 129). Results The majority of participants reported combination codeine-containing products as most popular, but significantly more pharmacy staff in South Africa reported codeine-containing cough syrups as most commonly popular (X2 = 122.7(2), p < 0.001). Codeine use was also seen significantly more of a public health problem in South Africa than in the other two countries (X2 = 7.6(2), p = 0.02). There was no difference across countries in the level of codeine misuse reported by pharmacy staff. Further findings indicate that professional training and education is desired, with unequivocal findings for the need for greater codeine control (X2 = 12.0(2), p = 0.002). Conclusion In conclusion, there were some inter-country differences, but overall the findings seem to suggest that pharmacists across all three countries view codeine misuse as a problem among their customers. Recommendations centre on risk management, surveillance and staff training. DA - 2018-03-27 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s13011-018-0149-2 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey TI - A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28000 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13011-018-0149-2 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28000 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Carney T, Wells J, Parry CDH, McGuinness P, Harris R, Van Hout MC. A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28000. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights.holder | The Author(s). | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.source | Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy | |
| dc.source.uri | https://substanceabusepolicy.biomedcentral.com/ | |
| dc.subject.other | Codeine | |
| dc.subject.other | Pharmacy staff | |
| dc.subject.other | Opinions | |
| dc.subject.other | Medications | |
| dc.title | A comparative analysis of pharmacists’ perspectives on codeine use and misuse – a three country survey | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
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