Effect of including both physicians and pharmacists in an asthma drug-use review intervention

Sleath, Betsy; Collins, Ted; Kelly, H. William; McCament-Mann, L; Lien, Tran Thi Mai

doi:10.1093/ajhp/54.19.2197

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“…15,16 Even though the response rate to the letters was moderate, physicians agreed on the usefulness of the letter as a source of new information and stated that they would change drug therapy in their patients. We believe that physician-focused DUR interventions can be combined with other programmatic interventions and different types of intervention modalities can be used by including pharmacists, 16–18 drug educators, 19 or physician counselors. 19…”

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Evaluation of a Physician-Focused Educational Intervention on Medicaid Children with Asthma

2004

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Although the physician responders agreed on the usefulness of the educational materials, the results suggest that the intervention had limited success in improving the pharmacologic management and no effect on the health outcomes. We believe that mailed educational materials to physicians can be effective to change prescribing behavior; however, a more multifaceted intervention may be necessary to improve health outcomes.

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Evaluation of a Physician-Focused Educational Intervention on Medicaid Children with Asthma

2004

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“…[13][14][15][16] A pharmacist protocol for treatment of adults with asthma showed a savings of $2000 per year in healthcare costs. 17 One study has shown that a pharmacy protocol improved an Asthma Quality of Life score from 3.94 to 5.62 (on a scale of 7). 18 A hospital pharmacy discharge protocol showed improved inhaler user scores.…”

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