Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong
Professor at Department of Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy
- Mobile phone:
- +46 73 469 71 62
- E-mail:
- sofia.kalvemark-sporrong@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Biomedicinskt Centrum BMC, Husargatan 3
- Postal address:
- Box 580
751 23 UPPSALA
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Publications
Recent publications
Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1623-1631, 2025
- DOI for Towards greener prescribing?: Swedish general practitioners' support for policies to reduce pharmaceutical pollution
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Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2025
- DOI for "We throw away an incredible amount of unused medicines": Community pharmacy staff perspectives on environmental responsibility
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Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Improved Medication communication and Patient involvement At Care Transitions (IMPACT-care): study protocol for a pre–post intervention trial in older hospitalised patients
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, 2025
- DOI for Challenges and Considerations in Manipulating Oral Dosage Forms in Paediatric Healthcare Settings: A Narrative Review
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Part of International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, p. 392-402, 2025
- DOI for Pharmacists' perspectives on potential pharmacist prescribing: a nationwide survey in the Netherlands
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Articles in journal
Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, p. 1623-1631, 2025
- DOI for Towards greener prescribing?: Swedish general practitioners' support for policies to reduce pharmaceutical pollution
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Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2025
- DOI for "We throw away an incredible amount of unused medicines": Community pharmacy staff perspectives on environmental responsibility
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Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Improved Medication communication and Patient involvement At Care Transitions (IMPACT-care): study protocol for a pre–post intervention trial in older hospitalised patients
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Part of International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, p. 392-402, 2025
- DOI for Pharmacists' perspectives on potential pharmacist prescribing: a nationwide survey in the Netherlands
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Part of Health Expectations, 2024
- DOI for 'You're Just Thinking About Going Home': Exploring Person-Centred Medication Communication With Older Patients at Hospital Discharge
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Part of Journal of Interprofessional Care, p. 787-798, 2024
- DOI for Pharmacists' current and potential prescribing roles in primary care in the Netherlands: a case study
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Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 216-217, 2024
Part of Environmental Advances, 2023
- DOI for Estimating environmental exposure to analgesic drugs: A cross-sectional study of drug utilization patterns in the area surrounding Sweden's largest drinking water source
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Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
- DOI for Stakeholders' perspectives and use of web-based knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2023
- DOI for The complexities of communication at hospital discharge of older patients: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' views
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Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2023
- DOI for Knowledge support for environmental information on pharmaceuticals: experiences among Swedish Drug and Therapeutics Committees
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Pharmacists in general practice: what do they do? A qualitative case study
Part of International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, p. 1472-1482, 2023
- DOI for Pharmacists in general practice: what do they do? A qualitative case study
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Part of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2023
- DOI for 'The way you talk, do I have a choice?': Patient narratives of medication decision-making during hospitalization
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Magistral Compounding with 3D Printing: A Promising Way to Achieve Personalized Medicine
Part of Therapeutic Innovation and Regulatory Science, p. 26-36, 2023
- DOI for Magistral Compounding with 3D Printing: A Promising Way to Achieve Personalized Medicine
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Part of Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022
- DOI for A Qualitative Analysis of the Culture of Antibiotic Use for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Among Patients in Northwest Russia
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Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022
- DOI for Data-enriched edible pharmaceuticals (DEEPs): Patients' preferences, perceptions, and acceptability of new dosage forms and their digital aspects – An interview study
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Part of BMJ Open, 2022
- DOI for Health literacy in medication communication during hospital discharge: a qualitative study at an internal medicines ward in Norway
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Challenges in qualitative social pharmacy research: Reflections based on a conference workshop
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 2254-2258, 2022
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 2151-2156, 2022
Part of PLOS ONE, 2022
- DOI for Interchangeability of biosimilars: A study of expert views and visions regarding the science and substitution
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Data-Enriched Edible Pharmaceuticals (DEEP) with Bespoke Design, Dose and Drug Release
Part of Pharmaceutics, 2021
- DOI for Data-Enriched Edible Pharmaceuticals (DEEP) with Bespoke Design, Dose and Drug Release
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Scenarios for 3D printing of personalized medicines: A case study
Part of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2021
- DOI for Scenarios for 3D printing of personalized medicines: A case study
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The observer effect in a hospital setting - Experiences from the observed and the observers
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 2136-2144, 2021
- DOI for The observer effect in a hospital setting - Experiences from the observed and the observers
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Part of BMJ Open, 2021
- DOI for Empowering the patient? Medication communication during hospital discharge: a qualitative study at an internal medicines ward in Norway
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Part of BioDrugs, p. 351-361, 2021
Part of Pharmacy, 2020
- DOI for A Presentation of Central Communication Aspects in the Patient-Provider Relationship-Potential Learnings for Community Pharmacists
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Part of Nature Biotechnology, p. 1253-1256, 2020
Part of Health Policy, p. 457-461, 2019
Part of Pharmacy, 2016
- DOI for The Raison D’être for the Community Pharmacy and the Community Pharmacist in Sweden: A Qualitative Interview Study
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Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 784-802, 2015
General sale of non-prescription medicinal products: Comparing legislation in two European countries
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 68-77, 2015
Selection bias in pharmacy-based patient surveys
Part of Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, p. 128-139, 2014
Number of Daily Doses Does Not Affect Compliance with Flucloxacillin Prescriptions
Part of International Journal of Clinical Medicine, p. 384-387, 2013
Experiences of a nationwide web-based system: reporting dispensing errors in Swedish pharmacies
Part of International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, p. 25-32, 2012
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 840-848, 2012
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 133-144, 2012
Deregulation of nonprescription medicines in Sweden-A look at the control system
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 567-573, 2012
Part of International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, p. 377-383, 2012
Part of BMC pharmacology & toxicology, p. 4, 2012
- DOI for Exploring the relationship between safety culture and reported dispensing errors in a large sample of Swedish community pharmacies
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Part of American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, p. 197, 2011
Pharmacy users' expectations of pharmacy encounters: a Q-methodological study
Part of Health Expectations, p. 361-373, 2011
Counselling behaviour and content in a pharmaceutical care service in Swedish community pharmacies
Part of Pharmacy World & Science, p. 455-463, 2010
Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 185-195, 2010
Follow-up of patients receiving a pharmaceutical care service in Sweden
Part of Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, p. 653-62, 2008
Common problems with antiretroviral therapy among three Swedish Groups of HIV infected individuals
Part of Pharmacy World & Science, p. 422-429, 2007
Developing ethical competence in health care organizations
Part of Nursing Ethics, p. 825-837, 2007
Measuring moral distress in pharmacy and clinical practice.
Part of Nurs Ethics, p. 416-27, 2006
”We are white coats whirling round”: moral distress in Swedish pharmacies
Part of Pharmacy World & Science, p. 223-229, 2005
Living with conflicts: Ethical dilemmas and moral distress in the health care system
Part of Social Science and Medicine, p. 1075-1084, 2004
Articles, review/survey
Part of Acta Paediatrica, 2025
- DOI for Challenges and Considerations in Manipulating Oral Dosage Forms in Paediatric Healthcare Settings: A Narrative Review
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Part of Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, p. 3230-3238, 2022
- DOI for A systematic review of pharmacogenetic testing in primary care: Attitudes of patients, general practitioners, and pharmacists
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Communications Training in Pharmacy Education, 1995-2010
Part of American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, p. 36, 2013