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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Timeliness and clinical impact of hospital-initiated medication reviews |
Author: | Lövgren, S. Clark, R. Angley, M. Ponniah, A. Colley, D. Shakib, S. |
Citation: | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 2009; 39(4):269-273 |
Publisher: | Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1445-937X 2055-2335 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Suzanna Lövgren, Robyn A Clark, Manya Angley, Anne P Ponniah, Desmond Colley and Sepehr Shakib |
Abstract: | Background: Medication-related problems often occur in the immediate post-discharge period. To reduce medication misadventure the Commonwealth Government funds home medicines reviews (HMRs). HMRs are initiated when general practitioners refer consenting patients to their community pharmacists, who then engage accredited pharmacists to review patients’ medicines in their homes. Aim: To determine if hospital-initiated medication reviews (HIMRs) can be implemented in a more timely manner than HMRs; and to assess the impact of a bespoke referral form with comorbidity-specific questions on the quality of reports. Method: Eligible medical inpatients at risk of medication misadventure were referred by the hospital liaison pharmacist to participating accredited pharmacists post-discharge from hospital. Social, demographic and laboratory data were collected from medical records and during interviews with consenting patients. Issues raised in the HIMR reports were categorised: intervention/action, information given or recommendation, and assigned a rank of clinical significance. Results: HIMRs were conducted within 11.6 ± 6.6 days postdischarge. 36 HIMR reports were evaluated and 1442 issues identified – information given (n = 1204), recommendations made (n = 88) and actions taken (n = 150). The majority of issues raised (89%) had a minor clinical impact. The bespoke referral form prompted approximately half of the issues raised. Conclusion: HIMRs can be facilitated in a more timely manner than post-discharge HMRs. There was an associated positive clinical impact of issues raised in the HIMR reports. |
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DOI: | 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2009.tb00472.x |
Description (link): | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=676308992591782;res=IELHEA |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2009.tb00472.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Pharmacology publications |
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