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  • Title: [The community pharmacist and the problem of excessive drinkers].
    Author: Pouyet-Poulet E, Sauvant MP, Pépin D, Planche R.
    Journal: Sante Publique; 2001 Sep; 13(3):237-48. PubMed ID: 11826843.
    Abstract:
    On a daily basis, the community pharmacist is just as concerned with alcohol (when detecting the interactions between alcohol and medication, or the use of alcohol as an excipient or active ingredient), as with alcoholism (when filling prescriptions, providing advice and guidance to patients, or undertaking other health education actions). In order to define the pharmacist's perception of the problem of alcoholism, an opinion poll was conducted by direct interrogation using a standardised questionnaire. The poll surveyed the owners of 101 randomly selected pharmacies in Puy de Dome. All of the pharmacists questioned are sensitive to and aware of the problem of interactions resulting from mixing alcohol and medication at the time of filling prescriptions. On the other hand, their perception of alcoholism and their behavior towards alcoholic patients vary. They frequently stressed the difficulty of establishing a dialogue. In spite of receiving information and training on alcoholism, perceived as insufficient, pharmacists claim to be really concerned by this problem. As field workers, community pharmacists think that they have a major role to play in carrying out health education campaigns and alcoholism prevention. In fact, the pharmacy is a privileged setting for facilitating encounters and discussions, where alcoholism, like all public health problems, can be addressed.
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