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Prescription Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Prescriber and Pharmacist Perspectives
Substance Use & Misuse
  • Nicholas E. Hagemeier, East Tennessee State University
  • Jeffrey A. Gray, East Tennessee State University
  • Robert P. Pack, East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-6-2013
Description

This study compared perceptions of prescribers and pharmacists (N = 89) regarding multiple aspects of prescription drug abuse. Questionnaires were developed to assess perceptions regarding the prevalence of prescription drug abuse, self-perceived communication competence, and additional communication and prescription drug abuse domains. Pharmacists perceived a larger percentage of patients (41%) to be abusing opioid pain relievers as compared with their prescriber colleagues (17%). Both prescribers and pharmacists indicated improvements in prescriber–pharmacist communication would serve to deter prescription drug abuse. Self-efficacy beliefs for detecting and discussing prescription drug abuse with patients were low for both cohorts. Implications and limitations are noted.

Citation Information
Nicholas E. Hagemeier, Jeffrey A. Gray and Robert P. Pack. "Prescription Drug Abuse: A Comparison of Prescriber and Pharmacist Perspectives" Substance Use & Misuse Vol. 48 Iss. 9 (2013) p. 761 - 768 ISSN: 1082-6084
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert-pack/11/