Travel Medicine
Pharmacists need training in travel medicine in Portugal
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 19th, 2006
"In Portugal, little is known about the quality of advice given to international travelers by pharmacists. The aim of this study was to determine pharmacists' training, experience, and interest in travel medicine and to assess the technical quality of the information given. We sent a postal questionnaire to all pharmacies in the Lisbon area. The technical director or another graduate pharmacist was asked to complete the questionnaire," researchers in Portugal report.
"A total of 251 pharmacists participated in the study," said Rosa Teodosio at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical...
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