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Screening tools for obstructive sleep apnea with applicability in pharmacy practice

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as the most common sleep disorder, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and traffic injuries. Sleep disorders, particularly those resulting from sleep apnea, despite their significant health and financial burden, are poorly recognized, often underdiagnosed, and ineffectively managed. Screening, diagnosing, and adequately treating OSA requires multidisciplinary teamwork and an individualized approach to patients with sleep disorders. Pharmacists, as some of the most accessible health professionals integrated into interdisciplinary teams, can provide complementary clinical (pharmacy) services for screening, health education, monitoring, and management of sleep disorders and OSA.

Source: Pharmacia

DOI: 10.3897/pharmacia.72.e146329

Authors: Ivo Kumanov, Magdalena Pesheva, Velichka Andonova, Mario Milkov, Galina Petrova

Institution: Medical University of Varna

Language: English

Topic: Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $107