2.1 The Pharmacy Context

Beverley Glass

Judging the Evidence in a Pharmacy Context

Levels of evidence (sometimes called hierarchy of evidence) are assigned to studies based on the research design, quality of the study, and applicability to patient care. Higher levels of evidence have less risk of bias.

Activity 1️⏰20 Minutes

Reading

  1. Rahul Mhaskar et al Critical appraisal skills are essential to informed decision-making, Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS 2009 30(2) 112-119.

Refer to Figure 1: Evidence pyramid showing the hierarchy of evidence

Activity 2️⃣⏰30 Minutes

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