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      <PublisherName>aaspjournal</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy</JournalTitle>
      <PISSN>I</PISSN>
      <EISSN>S</EISSN>
      <Volume-Issue>Volume 11</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>January - December 2022</Season>
      <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue>
      <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue>
      <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA>
      <PubDate>
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>7</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Pharmacy</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Perceived medication-related problems through non-contact acquisition of medicine in the new normal</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
      <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA>
      <FirstPage>35</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>40</LastPage>
      <AuthorList>
        <Author>
          <FirstName>Grace Jan C.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Baldimo</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Junele Jane C.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Bete</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Grace Elizabeth C.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Macayana</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Regine B.</FirstName>
          <LastName>Tabifranca</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
          <ORCID/>
          <FirstName>Maria Fay Nenette M</FirstName>
          <LastName>Cariaga</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
          <Affiliation/>
          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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      <Abstract>The strict lockdowns due to COVID-19 pandemic, stimulated the transition of pharmacy services to online non-contact acquisition modality. The study aimed to determine perceived medication-related problems (MRPs) by non-contact acquirers in the new normal and propose relevant intervention programs. Mixed-methods design, particularly sequentialexploratory and practical action research was employed. Respondents were administered with a modified screening tool for perceived MRPs and were interviewed to determine their relevant experiences. Non-contact acquirers perceived MRPs, namely, drug ineffectiveness, adverse drug effects, overdosage, inappropriate treatment, non-adherence and druginteraction as low risk. Non-contact acquisition in the new normal was perceived significantly as lower risk for MRPs, than in-person acquisition before pandemic. Convenience, security, customer care and effectiveness of medicines were the advantages of the modality, while shipping problems, dispensing errors, and fake online pharmacies were the shortcomings. Intervention programs such as drug information webinars and infographics on MRPs are recommended to safeguard the patient’s health.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>medication-related problems, new normal, non-contact acquisition</Keywords>
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        <Abstract>https://aaspjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=14229&amp;title=Perceived medication-related problems through non-contact acquisition of medicine in the new normal</Abstract>
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        <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage>
        <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage>
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