Anaphylaxis response
July 15, 2014
RESEARCH published in BMJ
Open has said that pharmacists
were not fully prepared for
anaphylaxis medicines, as they
had poor epinephrine autoinjector
techniques and rarely discussed
anaphylaxis action plans.
It looked at 300 pharmacies with
271 simulated patient visits from
April to May 2012.
The research said pharmacists
demonstrated reasonable
knowledge of, and provided
sound advice about, anaphylaxis
symptoms and emergency care, but
had a mean preparedess score of
2.39 out of a possible five points.
A Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia spokesperson involved
with the Queensland Pharmacist
Immunisation Pilot said the study
involved a sample size so it was
difficult to extrapolate across the
whole pharmacist population.
It did not show that pharmacists
did not know how to manage
anaphylaxis, they said.
“However, pharmacists who
do deliver immunisations have
training in management as part
of the training modules, including
the Australasian Society of Clinical
Immunology and Allergy module on
anaphylaxis for health pharmacists,
and in the practical training.”
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