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Users’, community pharmacists’ and general practitioners’ experiences and practices regarding drug shortages: a participatory and interdisciplinary approach

Research question

How do users, community pharmacists, and general practitioners in Switzerland experience and manage drug shortages, and what coping strategies or practices are developed in response?

Overview

 
Project leader Jérôme Berger, Unisanté, Lausanne
Project team

Unisanté:
• Jérôme Berger
• Mélinée Schindler
• Sarah Rondeaux 
External Team:
• Marie Binggeli – School of Health Sciences Vaud (HESAV)
• Rose-Anna Foley – HESAV
• Carmen Floriani – Berner Institute of General Practice (BIHAM)
• Bartlomiej Niznik – BIHAM
• Alice Panchaud – BIHAM
Study start

Planned to begin following ethical approval, estimated May 2025
Partner(s)

• Unisanté
• School of Health Sciences Vaud (HESAV)
• Berner Institute of General Practice (BIHAM)
Funder(s)

Swiss National Science Foundation (FNS), approved on 26.03.2024

Study design

 Mixed-methods, sequential and participatory design involving:
• Phase 1: Quantitative questionnaires (users, pharmacists, GPs)
• Phase 2: Face-to-face interviews and observations
• Phase 3: Focus groups
• Phase 4: Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
Study populations include users, pharmacists, general practitioners, nurses, decision-makers, and other stakeholders. The approach integrates both socio-anthropological and pharmaceutical perspectives.

External links

https://www.unisante.ch/fr/formation-recherche/recherche/projets-etudes/experiences-pratiques-dadaptation-usagers-pharmaciens

E-Mail: medengpaesse.biham@unibe.ch