Bennett Shelby A, Ruisinger Janelle F, Prohaska Emily S, Steele Katelyn M, Melton Brittany L
Clinical Staff Pharmacist. Cherokee Main Street Pharmacy. Cherokee, IA (United States). [At the time study was conducted: PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Resident. Balls Food Stores - Price Chopper Pharmacy. Overland Park, KS. (United States).]
Clinical Professor. School of Pharmacy, University of Kansas. Kansas City, KS (United States).
Pharm Pract (Granada). 2018 Jul-Sep;16(3):1224. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2018.03.1224. Epub 2018 Aug 18.
Pets, pet owners (referred to as clients in veterinary medicine and throughout this article), veterinarians, and community pharmacies may all benefit from veterinary compounding services provided in community pharmacies, but the benefits of this service are not well-documented in the literature.
This study identified perceived benefits and barriers and evaluated the need for veterinary compounding services in community pharmacies; it also evaluated current business practices related to veterinary compounding services.
A cross-sectional survey was administered to three groups: 1) clients who filled a pet prescription at a study pharmacy, 2) clients who had not filled pet prescriptions, and 3) local veterinarians. Eligible participants were 18 or older; clients must have owned a pet in the past five years. The surveys collected demographic information and assessed benefits, barriers, need, and business practices regarding veterinary compounding services. Demographics were evaluated through descriptive statistics. Responses to Likert-scale items were compared between groups using the Mann-Whitney U test. Qualitative responses were assessed for emerging themes.
One hundred eighteen clients and 15 veterinarians participated in the study. Seventy-two of 116 clients (62%) and eight of 10 veterinarians (80%) agreed that clients would benefit from veterinary compounds provided in community pharmacies. Only 40% of veterinarians agreed that community pharmacists have the knowledge to compound pet medications, compared to 67% of clients (P=0.010). Similarly, 47% of veterinarians agreed that community pharmacists have the skills to compound pet medications, compared to 72% of clients (P=0.016). Forty-eight of 118 clients (41%) would travel 10 miles or more out of their way for veterinary compounding services at community pharmacies.
This study assessed client and veterinarian perceptions of veterinary compounding service benefits, barriers, and need in community pharmacies. Clients identified more opportunities for veterinary compounding services in community pharmacies when compared to veterinarians. Both groups identified a need for veterinary compounding services and agreed community pharmacies providing these services would benefit pets and clients.
宠物、宠物主人（在兽医学及本文中均称为客户）、兽医和社区药房都可能从社区药房提供的兽药配制服务中受益，但该服务的益处尚未在文献中得到充分记载。
本研究确定了感知到的益处和障碍，并评估了社区药房对兽药配制服务的需求；还评估了与兽药配制服务相关的当前商业实践。
对三组人群进行了横断面调查：1）在研究药房填写宠物处方的客户，2）未填写宠物处方的客户，3）当地兽医。符合条件的参与者年龄在18岁及以上；客户在过去五年中必须拥有宠物。调查收集了人口统计学信息，并评估了与兽药配制服务相关的益处、障碍、需求和商业实践。通过描述性统计评估人口统计学特征。使用曼-惠特尼U检验比较各组对李克特量表项目的回答。对定性回答评估新出现的主题。
118名客户和15名兽医参与了研究。116名客户中的72名（62%）和10名兽医中的8名（80%）同意客户将从社区药房提供的兽药中受益。只有40%的兽医同意社区药剂师有配制宠物药物的知识，相比之下，67%的客户同意（P = 0.010）。同样，47%的兽医同意社区药剂师有配制宠物药物的技能，相比之下，72%的客户同意（P = 0.016）。118名客户中的48名（41%）愿意为了社区药房的兽药配制服务多走10英里或更远的路。
本研究评估了客户和兽医对社区药房兽药配制服务的益处、障碍和需求的看法。与兽医相比，客户发现社区药房在兽药配制服务方面有更多机会。两组都确定了对兽药配制服务的需求，并同意提供这些服务的社区药房将使宠物和客户受益。
