<scp>ARIA</scp> pharmacy 2018 “Allergic rhinitis care pathways for community pharmacy”
Authors: Sinthia Bosnic‐Anticevich, Elisio Costa, Enrica Menditto, Olga Lourenço, Ettore Novellino, Slawomir Bialek, Vitalis Briedis, Roland Buonaiuto, Henry Chrystyn, Biljana Cvetkovski, Stefania Di Capua, Vicky Kritikos, Alpana Mair, Valentina Orlando, Ema Paulino, Johanna Salimäki, Rojin Söderlund, Rachel Tan, Dennis M. Williams, Piotr Wroczynski, Ioana Agache, Ignacio J. Ansotegui, Josep M. Anto, Anna Bedbrook, Claus Bachert, Mike Bewick, Carsten Bindslev‐Jensen, Jan L. Brozek, Giorgio Walter Canonica, Victoria Cardona, Warner Carr, Thomas B. Casale, Niels H. Chavannes, Jaime Correia de Sousa, Alvaro A. Cruz, Wienczyslawa Czarlewski, Giuseppe De Carlo, Pascal Demoly, Philippe Devillier, Mark S. Dykewicz, Mina Gaga, Yehia El‐Gamal, João Fonseca, Wytske J. Fokkens, Maria Antonieta Guzmán, Tari Haahtela, Peter W. Hellings, Maddalena Illario, Juan Carlos Ivancevich, Jocelyne Just, Igor Kaidashev, Musa Khaitov, Nikolai Khaltaev, Thomas Keil, Ludger Klimek, Marek L. Kowalski, Piotr Kuna, Violeta Kvedariene, Désirée E. Larenas‐Linnemann, Daniel Laune, Lan T. T. Le, Karin C. Lodrup Carlsen, Bassam Mahboub, Dieter Maier, Joao Malva, Patrick J. Manning, Mário Morais‐Almeida, Ralph Mösges, Joaquim Mullol, Lars Münter, Ruth Murray, Robert Naclerio, Leyla Namazova‐Baranova, Kristof Nekam, Tshipukane Dieudonné Nyembue, Kimi Okubo, Robyn E. O'Hehir, Ken Ohta, Yoshitaka Okamoto, Gabrielle L. Onorato, Susanna Palkonen, Petr Panzner, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, Hae‐Sim Park, Ruby Pawankar, Oliver Pfaar, Jim Phillips, Davor Plavec, Todor A. Popov, Paul C. Potter, Emmanuel P. Prokopakis, Regina E. Roller‐Wirnsberger, Menachem Rottem, Dermot Ryan, Bolesław Samolinski, Mario Sanchez‐Borges, Holger J. Schunemann, Aziz Sheikh, Juan Carlos Sisul, David Somekh, Cristiana Stellato, Teresa To, Ana Maria Todo‐Bom, Peter Valentin Tomazic, Sanna Toppila‐Salmi, Antonio Valero, Arunas Valiulis, Errka Valovirta, Maria Teresa Ventura, Martin Wagenmann, Dana Wallace, Susan Waserman, Magnus Wickman, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros, Arzu Yorgancioglu, Osman M. Yusuf, Heather J. Zar, Mario E. Zernotti, Luo Zhang, Mihaela Zidarn, Torsten Zuberbier, Jean Bousquet
Journal: Allergy (2018)

Pharmacists are trusted health care professionals. Many patients use over-the-counter (OTC) medications and are seen by pharmacists who are the initial point of contact for allergic rhinitis management in most countries. The role of pharmacists in integrated care pathways (ICPs) for allergic diseases is important. This paper builds on existing studies and provides tools intended to help pharmacists provide optimal advice/interventions/strategies to patients with rhinitis. The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA)-pharmacy ICP includes a diagnostic questionnaire specifically focusing attention on key symptoms and markers of the disease, a systematic Diagnosis Guide (including differential diagnoses), and a simple flowchart with proposed treatment for rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity. Key prompts for referral within the ICP are included. The use of technology is critical to enhance the management of allergic rhinitis. However, the ARIA-pharmacy ICP should be adapted to local healthcare environments/situations as regional (national) differences exist in pharmacy care.