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Hoek J, Muthumala C, Fenton E, Gartner CE, Petrović-van der Deen FS. New Zealand community pharmacists' perspectives on supplying smoked tobacco as an endgame initiative: a qualitative analysis. Tob Control 2024:tc-2023-058126. [PMID: 37940403 DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-058126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Tobacco endgame strategies often include measures to reduce tobacco availability by decreasing retailer numbers. Recently, some US pharmacies have delisted tobacco, though overall retailer numbers have not reduced markedly. Paradoxically, others have suggested limiting tobacco sales to pharmacies, to reduce supply and support cessation. We explored how pharmacists from Aotearoa New Zealand, a country planning to reduce tobacco supply, perceived supplying tobacco. METHODS We undertook in-depth interviews with 16 pharmacists from Ōtepoti Dunedin; most served more deprived communities with higher smoking prevalence. We probed participants' views on supplying tobacco, explored factors that could limit implementation of this policy, and analysed their ethical positions. We used qualitative description to analyse data on limiting factors and reflexive thematic analysis to interpret the ethical arguments adduced. RESULTS Most participants noted time, space and safety concerns, and some had strong moral objections to supplying tobacco. These included concerns that supplying tobacco would contradict their duty not to harm patients, reduce them to sales assistants, undermine their role as health experts, and tarnish their profession. A minority focused on the potential benefits of a pharmacy supply measure, which they thought would use and extend their skills, and improve community well-being. CONCLUSIONS Policy-makers will likely encounter strongly expressed opposition if they attempt to introduce a pharmacy supply measure as an initial component of a retail reduction strategy. However, as smoking prevalence falls, adopting a health-promoting supply model, using pharmacies that chose to participate, would become more feasible and potentially enhance community outreach and cessation support.
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- Janet Hoek
- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Bioethics Centre, University of Otago Bioethics Centre, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Gellatly S, Moszczynski A, Fiedeldey L, Houle S, Smith M, Ogbogu U, Rudman D, Minaker L, Shelley J. "No one went into pharmacy … to sell a lot of Coca-Cola. It's just sort of a necessary evil" - Community pharmacists' perceptions of front-of-store sales and ethical tensions in the retail environment. EXPLORATORY RESEARCH IN CLINICAL AND SOCIAL PHARMACY 2023; 11:100312. [PMID: 37576805 PMCID: PMC10415799 DOI: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2023.100312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Background Community pharmacists are expected to uphold ethical duties to patients and society while maintaining independent businesses or fulfilling expectations of corporate owners. Canadian pharmacy colleges provide only indirect guidance on the retail setting of the profession. Little is known about whether pharmacists identify ethical issues in retail pharmacy or around the sales of non-drug products. Objective This study sought to examine pharmacists' perceptions of their roles in health promotion, the factors that influence the selection of front-of-store products, and ethical issues relating to their dual roles as health care providers and retailers. Methods In 2020, 25 Canadian pharmacists participated in semi-structured phone interviews. Interviews were audio-recorded, anonymized, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed using qualitative methods. Results Almost all participants described their role primarily as a health care provider, though some described themselves as 50-50 health care providers and retailers. Most staff pharmacists reported little control over front-of-store product selection. Where participants reported some control, external factors such as business viability and profitability impacted their choices, though some reported selecting products based on the needs of their patient community or their personal beliefs. The dominant tensions described stemmed from participants' dual roles as health care providers and retailers, though specific issues and situations were varied, ranging corporate targets, to service provision, to the sales of unproven or unhealthy products. Participants suggested solutions to the issues they described, ranging from a complete overhaul of the licensing structure of community pharmacies, down to one-on-one conversations with patients. Conclusion Our findings suggest that the retail setting of community pharmacy produces unique ethical tensions: the imposition of retail sales standards and targets are commonplace, and business viability is a primary driving force in front-of-store product selection. Clear guidance from Canadian pharmacy colleges and legislators to address these tensions and issues may be necessary.
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- Stephanie Gellatly
- Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, 10A Victoria St S, Kitchener, ON N2G 1C5, Canada
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada
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- Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H5, Canada
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- School of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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- School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada
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McDaniel PA, Smith EA, Malone RE. Retailer experiences with tobacco sales bans: lessons from two early adopter jurisdictions. Tob Control 2023:tc-2023-057944. [PMID: 37277180 DOI: 10.1136/tc-2023-057944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Beverly Hills and Manhattan Beach, California, are the first two US cities to prohibit the sale of tobacco products, passing ordinances that went into effect on 1 January 2021. We sought to learn about retailers' experiences with these laws 22 months after implementation. METHODS Brief in-person interviews with owners or managers of businesses that formerly sold tobacco (n=22). RESULTS Participant experiences varied by type of retailer. Managers at large chain stores reported no problems adapting to the law and little effect on overall sales. Many were largely indifferent to the sales bans. By contrast, most managers or owners of small, independent retailers reported losses of both revenue and customers, and expressed dissatisfaction with the laws. Small retailers in Beverly Hills objected particularly to exemptions that city made allowing hotels and cigar lounges to continue their sales, which they saw as undermining the health rationale for the law. The small geographical area covered by the policies was also a source of frustration, and retailers reported that they had lost business to retailers in nearby cities. The most common advice small retailers had for other retailers was to organise to oppose any similar attempts in their cities. A few retailers were pleased with the law or its perceived effects, including a reduction in litter. CONCLUSION Planning for tobacco sales ban or retailer reduction policies should include considering impacts on small retailers. Adopting such policies in as wide a geographical area as possible, as well as allowing no exemptions, may help reduce opposition.
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- Patricia A McDaniel
- Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California, USA
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Sokol M, Do A, Hui D, St Jacques S, Sureshbabu S, Weerakoon-Wijeratne A, Bhakta K, Humpert S, Witry M, Evoy KE. Community pharmacists' counseling regarding nicotine replacement therapy: A secret shopper study. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2022; 63:574-581.e3. [PMID: 36549932 DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2022.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a safe and effective non-prescription tobacco cessation treatment. While most community-based pharmacists periodically provide patient education regarding NRT, there is a gap in real-world evidence assessing the counseling provided. OBJECTIVES To assess community pharmacist counseling regarding NRT in a real-world setting. METHODS A cross-sectional secret shopper audit was conducted to collect data regarding NRT counseling from 120 community pharmacist encounters. Seventeen trained college of pharmacy students presented to community pharmacies using a standardized script asking about 1 of 3 common NRT products (patch, gum, and lozenge). Pharmacies were randomly selected from a list of all community pharmacies open to the public in Bexar County, Texas. A standardized assessment form was used to document product availability, counseling length, whether or not the 7 counseling points and 6 assessment questions that could help guide the pharmacist's counseling regarding NRT products were provided without prompting, and potential inaccuracy of any recommendations and counseling points. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and analysis of variance and Fisher's exact test were used to test for variation across site type and time of day. RESULTS NRT was available for purchase without speaking to pharmacy staff in 99 of 120 (83%) pharmacies. The mean length of counseling was 136 (standard deviation = 91) seconds. The most common points discussed were recommended strength (72%), tapering schedule (58%), and assessment of the daily number of cigarettes smoked (56%). Forty-one (34%) pharmacists provided one or more potentially inaccurate counseling points, the most common being inaccurate tapering schedule (provided during 31 (26%) encounters). Only 15% of pharmacists referred auditors for additional help or recommended a follow-up. CONCLUSION NRT was commonly accessible in community pharmacies outside of the pharmacy area. Opportunities for pharmacists to provide more complete and accurate information to better assist patients with safe and effective smoking cessation were identified.
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Glasser AM, Roberts ME. Retailer density reduction approaches to tobacco control: A review. Health Place 2021; 67:102342. [PMID: 33526207 PMCID: PMC7856310 DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Tobacco retailer density is consistently associated with poor tobacco-use outcomes. The aim of this review was to synthesize the international evidence on density reduction policies. Searches in multiple databases resulted in 31 studies covering various policy approaches evaluated for their impact on retailer density. Findings indicate that bans on tobacco sales in pharmacies reduced retailer density, but perhaps not equitably. Prohibiting sale of tobacco near schools produced greater density reductions in higher-risk neighborhoods. Policies in combination were most effective. Future studies should measure the impact of these policies on tobacco use. Density-reduction policies offer a promising approach to tobacco control.
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- Allison M Glasser
- The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- The Ohio State University, College of Public Health, Columbus, OH, USA
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Pimentel L, Apollonio DE. Placement and sales of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapy in tobacco-free and tobacco-selling pharmacies in Northern California: an observational study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025603. [PMID: 31203236 PMCID: PMC6588971 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Although tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the USA, it is routinely sold in pharmacies. In 2008, San Francisco became the first city in the USA to pass a tobacco-free pharmacy ordinance. Over the next decade, 171 municipalities enacted similar policies, and in 2018, Massachusetts banned tobacco sales in pharmacies. Our objective was to assess the perceived effects of tobacco-free pharmacy policies on displays, sales, customer visits and counselling. DESIGN Observational study and survey. SETTING In 2017, we visited Walgreens and CVS stores in San Francisco and nearby San Jose, which allows tobacco sales, to assess placement of tobacco and over-the-counter tobacco cessation products (nicotine replacement therapy or NRT). We surveyed an employee at each site regarding the impact that tobacco-free pharmacy policies had had on customer traffic and sales of NRT. PARTICIPANTS We obtained display data from 72 pharmacies and collected surveys from 55 employees (76% response rate). RESULTS A majority of respondents at tobacco-free pharmacies (55%) reported that the policy had not affected customer visits. In comparison, 70% of respondents at tobacco-selling pharmacies believed that eliminating tobacco sales would reduce the number of customers visiting their stores. Pharmacies that were tobacco free and those that sold tobacco reported comparable displays, sales and counselling for NRT. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacies operating under tobacco-free policies did not report reduced customer visits. Greater awareness of this outcome could help pharmacies implement public health recommendations to eliminate tobacco sales.
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- Liriany Pimentel
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Jin Y, Berman M, Klein EG, Foraker RE, Lu B, Ferketich AK. Ending tobacco sales in pharmacies: A qualitative study. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2017; 57:670-676.e1. [PMID: 28823544 DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The states of California and Massachusetts are leading the effort to prohibit the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies in the United States. The process of adopting these tobacco-free pharmacy laws remains understudied. This study qualitatively explores the process of adopting and enforcing tobacco-free pharmacy laws. METHODS Researchers performed qualitative semistructured telephone interviews with 23 key informants who were involved in the effort to adopt and implement tobacco-free pharmacy laws in California and Massachusetts. A content analysis was used to study the process of adopting tobacco-free pharmacy laws as well as barriers and facilitators during the process. Two researchers independently coded the interview transcripts and written responses to identify key categories and themes that emerged from the interviews. RESULTS The qualitative study results suggest that the process of adopting the tobacco-free pharmacy laws was fairly smooth, with a few barriers. Local youth groups and independent pharmacies played an important role in raising public awareness and attracting media attention. The results also highlighted the need to regulate the sale of e-cigarettes as a part of tobacco-free pharmacy laws. CONCLUSION As the number of cities that have adopted tobacco-free pharmacy laws grows, banning tobacco sales in pharmacies is becoming less controversial and more normative to both pharmacy retailers and the public. Our findings inform the ongoing discussion about tobacco-free pharmacy laws and are useful for decision-makers from communities that are considering such laws.
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Wang TW, Agaku IT, Marynak KL, King BA. Attitudes Toward Prohibiting Tobacco Sales in Pharmacy Stores Among U.S. Adults. Am J Prev Med 2016; 51:1038-1043. [PMID: 27593419 PMCID: PMC5118143 DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2016] [Revised: 05/25/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pharmacy stores are positioned to cultivate health and wellness among patrons. This study assessed attitudes toward prohibiting tobacco product sales in pharmacy stores among U.S. adults. METHODS Data from the 2014 Summer Styles, an Internet survey of U.S. adults aged ≥18 years (n=4,269), were analyzed in 2015. Respondents were asked: Do you favor or oppose banning the sale of all tobacco products in retail pharmacy stores? Responses were: strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose, and strongly oppose. Prevalence ratios were calculated using multivariate Poisson regression to determine sociodemographic correlates of favorability (strongly or somewhat). RESULTS Among all adults, 66.1% "strongly" or "somewhat" favored prohibiting tobacco product sales in pharmacy stores. Favorability was 46.5% among current cigarette smokers, 66.3% among former smokers, and 71.8% among never smokers. Favorability was 47.8% among current non-cigarette tobacco users, 63.2% among former users, and 71.4% among never users. Following adjustment, favorability was more likely among women compared with men (p<0.05). Conversely, favorability was less likely among the following: adults aged 25-44 years and 45-64 years compared with those aged ≥65 years, those with annual household income of $15,000-$24,999 compared with ≥$60,000, current cigarette smokers compared with never smokers, and current and former non-cigarette tobacco users compared with never tobacco users (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Most U.S. adults favor prohibiting tobacco sales in retail pharmacy stores. Eliminating tobacco product sales in these settings may reinforce pharmacy stores' efforts to promote wellness, and further cultivate social climates that reduce the desirability, acceptability, and accessibility of tobacco.
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- Teresa W Wang
- Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Kelly KM, Agarwal P, Attarabeen O, Scott VG, Elswick B, Dolly B, Tworek C. Pharmacists' Perceptions of Tobacco Sales in an Elevated-Risk Population. J Pharm Technol 2015; 31:195-203. [PMID: 34860921 DOI: 10.1177/8755122515576545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Policies by the American Medical Association and the American Pharmacists Association advocate for the discontinuation of tobacco sales in pharmacies, yet tobacco sales remain lucrative for pharmacies in the United States. West Virginia has the highest smoking rate (29%) and the second highest lung cancer incidence in the country. Objective: This study examined pharmacists' perceptions of tobacco sales in pharmacies and awareness of relevant policies. Methods: West Virginia pharmacists (n = 195) were surveyed to understand tobacco sales in West Virginia pharmacy, utilizing Diffusion of Innovations as a theoretical framework. Results: Eighty-one percent were community pharmacists, and 39% practiced at independent pharmacies. Sixty-two percent reported that their pharmacies did not sell tobacco. Pharmacists at independent pharmacies were more likely to be in rural areas/small towns, have decision-making control over tobacco sales, and not currently selling tobacco products. Other community pharmacists (ie, at regional and national chains) were more likely to sell tobacco products, not have decision-making control over tobacco sales, and perceive revenue loss from discontinuing tobacco sales. Other types of pharmacists (eg, hospital) estimated a greater number of patients who were smokers/tobacco users. A logistic regression showed that less perceived revenue loss was associated with greater likelihood of not selling tobacco products (all Ps < .05). Conclusions: Findings indicate a strong movement among community pharmacists to curtail the use of tobacco. Generating support for the elimination of tobacco sales and adoption of tobacco cessation initiatives in community pharmacy could help reduce smoking rates in elevated-risk populations.
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Myers AE, Hall MG, Isgett LF, Ribisl KM. A comparison of three policy approaches for tobacco retailer reduction. Prev Med 2015; 74:67-73. [PMID: 25689540 PMCID: PMC4563823 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2014] [Revised: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Institute of Medicine recommends that public health agencies restrict the number and regulate the location of tobacco retailers as a means of reducing tobacco use. However, the best policy strategy for tobacco retailer reduction is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to test the percent reduction in the number and density of tobacco retailers in North Carolina resulting from three policies: (1) prohibiting sales of tobacco products in pharmacies or stores with a pharmacy counter, (2) restricting sales of tobacco products within 1000 ft of schools, and (3) regulating to 500 ft the minimum allowable distance between tobacco outlets. METHODS This study uses data from two lists of tobacco retailers gathered in 2012, one at the statewide level, and another "gold standard" three-county list. Retailers near schools were identified using point and parcel boundaries in ArcMap. Python programming language generated a random lottery system to remove retailers within 500 ft of each other. Analyses were conducted in 2014. RESULTS A minimum allowable distance policy had the single greatest impact and would reduce density by 22.1% at the state level, or 20.8% at the county level (range 16.6% to 27.9%). Both a pharmacy and near-schools ban together would reduce density by 29.3% at the state level, or 29.7% at the county level (range 26.3 to 35.6%). CONCLUSIONS The implementation of policies restricting tobacco sales in pharmacies, near schools, and/or in close proximity to another tobacco retailer would substantially reduce the number and density of tobacco retail outlets.
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- Allison E Myers
- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; Counter Tools, Carrboro, NC, United States.
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; Counter Tools, Carrboro, NC, United States
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; Counter Tools, Carrboro, NC, United States; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Corelli RL, Chai T, Karic A, Fairman M, Baez K, Hudmon KS. Tobacco and alcohol sales in community pharmacies: policy statements from U.S. professional pharmacy associations. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2014; 54:285-8. [PMID: 24770374 PMCID: PMC8838874 DOI: 10.1331/japha.2014.13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the extent to which state and national professional pharmacy associations have implemented formal policies addressing the sale of tobacco and alcohol products in community pharmacies. METHODS To determine existence of tobacco and alcohol policies, national professional pharmacy associations (n = 10) and state-level pharmacy associations (n = 86) affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and/or the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) were contacted via telephone and/or e-mail, and a search of the association websites was conducted. RESULTS Of 95 responding associations (99%), 14% have a formal policy opposing the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and 5% have a formal policy opposing the sale of alcohol in pharmacies. Of the associations representing major tobacco-producing states, 40% have a formal policy against tobacco sales in pharmacies, significantly more than the 8% of non-tobacco state associations with such policies. CONCLUSION Among national professional pharmacy associations, only APhA and ASHP have formal policy statements opposing the sale of both tobacco and alcohol in pharmacies. Most state-level professional pharmacy associations affiliated with these two national organizations have no formal policy statement or position.
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Patwardhan P, McMillen R, Winickoff JP. Consumer perceptions of the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and grocery stores among U.S. adults. BMC Res Notes 2013; 6:261. [PMID: 23837647 PMCID: PMC3708775 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Pharmacy-based tobacco sales are a rapidly increasing segment of the U.S. retail tobacco market. Growing evidence links easy access to tobacco retail outlets such as pharmacies to increased tobacco use. This mixed-mode survey was the first to employ a nationally representative sample of consumers (n = 3057) to explore their opinions on sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and grocery stores. Results The majority reported that sale of tobacco products should be either ‘allowed if products hidden from view’ (29.9%, 25.6%) or ‘not allowed at all’ (24.0%, 31.3%) in grocery stores and pharmacies, respectively. Significantly fewer smokers, compared to non-smokers, reported agreement on point-of-sale restrictions on sales of tobacco products (grocery stores: 27.1% vs. 59.6%, p < .01; pharmacy: 32.8% vs. 62.0%, p < .01). Opinions also varied significantly by demographic characteristics and factors such as presence of a child in the household and urban/rural location of residence. Conclusions Overall, a majority of consumers surveyed either supported banning sales of tobacco in grocery stores and pharmacies or allowing sales only if the products are hidden from direct view. Both policy changes would represent a departure from the status quo. Consistent with the views of practicing pharmacists and professional pharmacy organizations, consumers are also largely supportive of more restrictive policies.
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- Pallavi Patwardhan
- Department of Psychology and Social Science Research Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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McBane SE, Corelli RL, Albano CB, Conry JM, Della Paolera MA, Kennedy AK, Jenkins AT, Hudmon KS. The role of academic pharmacy in tobacco cessation and control. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2013; 77:93. [PMID: 23788804 PMCID: PMC3687126 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe77593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Despite decades of public health initiatives, tobacco use remains the leading known preventable cause of death in the United States. Clinicians have a proven, positive effect on patients' ability to quit, and pharmacists are strategically positioned to assist patients with quitting. The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy recognizes health promotion and disease prevention as a key educational outcome; as such, tobacco cessation education should be a required component of pharmacy curricula to ensure that all pharmacy graduates possess the requisite evidence-based knowledge and skills to intervene with patients who use tobacco. Faculty members teaching tobacco cessation-related content must be knowledgeable and proficient in providing comprehensive cessation counseling, and all preceptors and practicing pharmacists providing direct patient care should screen for tobacco use and provide at least minimal counseling as a routine component of care. Pharmacy organizations should establish policies and resolutions addressing the profession's role in tobacco cessation and control, and the profession should work together to eliminate tobacco sales in all practice settings where pharmacy services are rendered.
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- Sarah E McBane
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Foster JR, Washington NB, Brahm NC. Second- and third-hand smoke exposure: Selected literature for healthcare professionals providing home-based services to the severely mentally ill. Ment Health Clin 2013. [DOI: 10.9740/mhc.n140755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: To develop recommendations for healthcare professionals at risk for exposure to secondhand (SHS) and thirdhand smoke (THS) while providing home-based services to patients with severe mental illnesses (SMIs), such as schizophrenia.
Summary: Healthcare professionals who provide services to those with SMIs have the potential to be exposed to SHS and THS. Smoking rates in persons diagnosed with schizophrenia are significantly higher compared to the general population (up to 90% versus approximately 30%). According to one study, only 31.5% of patients with SMIs are likely to have smoke-free homes. Currently there are no guidelines available for minimizing the effects of SHS and THS on healthcare professionals. Strategies for minimizing the effects are proposed.
Conclusion: Literature dealing with the effects of SHS, potential occupational hazards of exposure, and the results of anti-public smoking laws to address the problem were reviewed. The health hazards of THS exposure are an emerging area. Data are limited on alternative strategies for healthcare professionals to minimize SHS and THS exposure. Suggestions to minimize exposure are provided.
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Community Medicine, Tulsa, OK
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- Clinical Professor, College of Pharmacy, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa, OK
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