pharmacy practice research

[pk411]

hello guys
i m third year pharmacy student
i m doin research project on POM to P- sumatriptan
i m thinking to approach to pharmacists in research
do i need to take ethical approval if i m going to approach pharmacists ( not a single customer)?
i would like to know the factors affect the sale of sumatriptan.
i reall need your help
many thanks
waiting for your reply

[johnep]

Re: pharmacy practice research

Well get ready for apathy. If you have to fund postage, will cost ypu a fortune. Could ask wholesalers to distribute requests for you or even approach GSK.
johnep

[Jeff]

Re: pharmacy practice research

hello guys
i m third year pharmacy student
i m doin research project on POM to P- sumatriptan
i m thinking to approach to pharmacists in research
do i need to take ethical approval if i m going to approach pharmacists ( not a single customer)?
i would like to know the factors affect the sale of sumatriptan.
i reall need your help
many thanks
waiting for your reply

See if you can get one of the multiples to put your questionaire on
their intranet - they'll probably be interested in the results.

Jeff

[pharmacopola]

Re: pharmacy practice research

do i need to take ethical approval if i m going to approach pharmacists ( not a single customer)?

You would only really need ethical approval if your research could change outcomes for the patients involved. In this case, you will just be gathering information which presumably will be anonymised therefore there aren't any real ethical considerations. Keep us informed of the results of your research, and good luck!