The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement is a guideline designed
to improve the transparency and quality of the reporting of randomised controlled trials (…

We describe a framework for defining pilot and feasibility studies focusing on studies conducted
in preparation for a randomised controlled trial. To develop the framework, we undertook …

Background The roles of pharmacists in patient care have expanded from the traditional
tasks of dispensing medications and providing basic medication counseling to working with …

Background Chronic pain and its associated distress and disability are common reasons for
seeking medical help. Patients with chronic pain use primary healthcare services five times …

Background Smoking cessation is a potentially appropriate role for community pharmacists
because they are encouraged to advise on the correct use of nicotine replacement therapy (…

Context Research has found that clinical assessments do not always accurately reflect
medical student performance. Barriers to failing underperformance in students have been …

Background Feasibility and pilot studies are essential components of planning or preparing
for a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). They are intended to provide useful …

Background Pharmacy-based minor ailment schemes (PMASs) have been introduced throughout
the UK to reduce the burden of minor ailments on high-cost settings, including general …

Background: In the UK, spontaneous reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
by healthcare professionals has been in operation since 1964 through the Yellow Card …

Background This review focuses on non‐dispensing services from pharmacists, ie pharmacists
in community, primary or ambulatory‐care settings, to non‐hospitalised patients, and is …