| 1 |
Pharmacy personnel screened TB signs and symptoms in their pharmacy to identify presumptive TB patients, then referred the patient to a health facility for further TB examination. |
Ullah et al., 2020 [11] |
Community |
The community pharmacy engaged: 500 pharmacies; The visitors referred by the pharmacy: 3025 visitors; The visitors who have visited HCF after the referral was made: 1901 visitors; The visitors diagnosed with TB: 547 visitors.
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| Lonnroth et al., 2003 [12] |
Community |
The community pharmacy engaged: 150 pharmacies; The visitors referred by the pharmacy: 310 visitors; The visitors who visited HCF after the referral was made: 149 visitors; The visitors diagnosed with TB: 10 visitors.
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| Lambert et al., 2005 [13] |
Community |
The community pharmacy engaged: 70 pharmacies; The visitors referred by the pharmacy: 41 visitors; The visitors who visited HCF after the referral was made: 11 visitors; The visitors diagnosed with TB: 3 visitors.
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| 2 |
Pharmacists were granted the authority to prescribe, administer, and read TSTs. |
Jakeman et al., 2015 [15] |
Community |
The total number of pharmacists included in the program: 43 people; The total number of patients tested: 578 people; The number of patients returned for the test interpretation: 536 people; The positivity rate: 3.1%.
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| Hecox, 2008 [17] |
Community |
The total number of pharmacists included in the program: 2 pharmacists; The number TSTs administered: 18 TSTs; The average duration of TSTs: less than 10 min; The number of patients returned for the test interpretation: 17 patients; The positivity rate: 0%.
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