Background The increasing involvement of pharmacists in public health will require changes
in the behaviour of both pharmacists and the general public. A great deal of research has …

OBJECTIVE: As a key interface between patients and the health-care community,
pharmacists are uniquely positioned to promote tobacco cessation. The objectives of this …

Background The role of community pharmacists is changing globally with pharmacists
engaging in more clinically-oriented roles, including in mental health care. Pharmacists' …

Introduction: Pharmacists are uniquely positioned within the community to provide smoking
cessation counseling to their patients. However, pharmacists experience significant barriers …

Background Community pharmacists are autonomous, regulated health care professionals
located in urban and rural communities in Canada. The accessibility, knowledge, and skills …

Issues. Tobacco use and abuse is a major health risk for people across the world and is
responsible for nearly 500 000 deaths in the USA annually. Currently, the accepted role of …

This study evaluated the effect of training pharmacists in the stage-of-change model for
smoking cessation and motivational interviewing on smoking cessation outcomes. A training …

Objectives: To characterize nonprescription nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) users with
respect to sociodemographic characteristics, tobacco use history, and support for tobacco …

This study is the first to characterize tobacco-related content in pharmacy school curricula in
the United States. A national survey mailed to 83 US schools of pharmacy assessed the …

Background In recent years, the role of community pharmacy technicians has expanded to
include involvement in the provision of brief tobacco cessation interventions. While …