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BACKGROUND:Ocular allergies frequently present in pharmacy practices. However, research into the actual management of ocular allergy in pharmacies is lacking. OBJECTIVE:To determine and quantify history and symptom questioning of a patient with presumed allergic conjunctivitis and management strategies employed by pharmacy staff in the UK. METHOD:A mystery shopper technique was used to simulate an episode of allergic conjunctivitis in 100 community pharmacies across the UK. RESULTS:The mean number of questions asked by pharmacy staff to the patient was 3.5 ± 2.6, with a range of 0-10. The most common question was whether the patient had a history of allergies (45 %).Ninety-one percent advised on treatment, with the remaining 9 % directly referring to the patient's general practitioner (n = 4) or pharmacist(n = 4), but only two to their optometrist. The most common treatment suggested was sodium cromoglycate 2 % (50 %). However, many pharmacies advising treatment did not ask the patient's age (37 %), if they wore contact lenses (43 %), or gave dosage advice (43 %). Only 5 % of pharmacies advised follow up and 14 % suggested visiting a general practitioner and 1 % an optometrist if symptoms did not resolve with treatment. CONCLUSION:There is a need for improved ophthalmological training for pharmacy staff with respect to the management of allergic conjunctivitis.
journal_name
Int J Clin Pharmjournal_title
International journal of clinical pharmacyauthors
Bilkhu P,Wolffsohn JS,Taylor D,Gibson E,Hirani B,Naroo SAdoi
10.1007/s11096-012-9742-zsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-04-01 00:00:00pages
190-4issue
2eissn
2210-7703issn
2210-7711journal_volume
35pub_type
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