Terminology, the importance of defining

Multiple terms and definitions exist to describe specific aspects of pharmacy practice and service provision. This commentary explores the reasons for different interpretations of words and concepts in pharmaceutical care and pharmacy practice research. Reasons for this variation can be found in lan...

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Published in:International journal of clinical pharmacy 2016-06, Vol.38 (3), p.709-713
Main Authors: van Mil, J. W. Foppe, Henman, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Commentary
Community Pharmacy Services
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Research - standards
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:Multiple terms and definitions exist to describe specific aspects of pharmacy practice and service provision. This commentary explores the reasons for different interpretations of words and concepts in pharmaceutical care and pharmacy practice research. Reasons for this variation can be found in language, culture, profession and may also depend on developments over time. A list of words is provided where the authors think that currently multiple interpretations are possible. To make sure that the reader understands the essence, it seems imperative that authors include a definition of the topics that they actually study in their papers, and that they clearly cite existing definitions or refer to collections of definitions such as existing glossaries. It is important that presenters, authors and reviewers of pharmacy practice papers pay more attention to this aspect of describing studies.
ISSN:2210-7703
2210-7711
DOI:10.1007/s11096-016-0294-5