Wazaify, M., Hughes, C.M. and McElnay, J.C. (2006) The Implementation of a Harm Minimisation Model for the Identification and Treatment of Over-the-Counter Drug Misuse and Abuse in Community Pharmacies in Northern Ireland. Patient Education and Counseling, 64, 136-141.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2005.12.008

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Intervention for Prescription Medicines Abuse

  AUTHORS: Sadia Shakeel, Wajiha Iffat, Sadaf Ibrahim, Shehla Imam

  KEYWORDS: Prescription Medicine Abuse, Knowledge, Attitude, Pharmacist, Pakistan

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.2 No.11, November 11, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Background: Abuse of medicines is becoming a serious problem in many parts of the world, with negative consequences ranging from addiction, psychosis, cardiovascular complications, and premature deaths from unintentional overdose. In Pakistan, prescription drugs, which are misused or abused by some patients, are often obtained from pharmacies. However, intervention for prescription drugs misuse has not been tested in this setting. Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess knowledge, perception and attitudes regarding interventions towards the abuse of prescription medicines (PM) among practicing pharmacists in Pakistan. Materials and Methods: This transversal study was conducted from June to September 2015 by adopting a pre validated questionnaire distributed to practicing pharmacists in different private and public sector hospitals of Karachi. Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate participants’ demographic information and their response to the questionnaire items. Pearson’s chi-squared test was executed to evaluate the association of gender, age, organization, and experience of pharmacists with their response. A p value