A pharmacy intervention program: Recognizing pharmacy's contribution to improving patient care Journal Article
| Authors: | Wang Chin, J. M.; Muller, R. J.; Lucarelli, C. D. |
| Article Title: | A pharmacy intervention program: Recognizing pharmacy's contribution to improving patient care |
| Abstract: | An on-line pharmacy intervention program developed to document and evaluate pharmacist's contribution to patient care is described. Over a 1- year period, the number and types of interventions and their impact on patient care were collated and reviewed by a clinical coordinator. Two thousand four hundred ninety-nine interventions were recorded. The most common types of interventions were order clarification/ change (18%), pharmacokinetic consult (16%), chart review (13%), restricted drug follow-up (8%), discharge medication screen (7%), initiate drug therapy (6%), drug information (5%), discontinued drug (4%), and therapeutic alternative (4%). There were 3459 impact codes assigned to these interventions. Forty-one percent decreased toxicity, 35% increased efficacy, 17% decreased cost, 16% avoided allergy or drug interaction, 8% improved compliance, and 22% were classified as other. Our analysis found that pharmacy interventions elevated the standard of care and prevented major organ damage and potentially life- threatening events. This program shows that pharmacists play a significant role in improving patient outcomes. |
| Keywords: | treatment outcome; drug efficacy; quality control; cost control; drug cost; patient care; patient care team; program evaluation; medical record; patient compliance; cancer care facilities; new york city; drug monitoring; drug utilization; online systems; forms and records control; drug information; hospital pharmacy; pharmacy service, hospital; human; article; clinical pharmacy information systems |
| Journal Title: | Hospital Pharmacy |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 0018-5787 |
| Publisher: | Sage Publications |
| Date Published: | 1995-02-01 |
| Start Page: | 120, 123 |
| End Page: | 126, 129-130 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 10140525 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 28 August 2018 -- Source: Scopus |
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