Hospital pharmacy services in Puerto Rico

Perez, Mirza E.; Martinez, Mirza D.; Feliu, Juan F.; Méndez, Carlos Alberto Espinosa; García, Rafael Gómez

doi:10.2146/ajhp050224

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

2006

DOI: 10.2146/ajhp050224

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Hospital pharmacy services in Puerto Rico

Mirza E. Perez

Mirza D. Martinez

Juan F. Feliu³

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“…5 Other surveys include those conducted in the United Kingdom, 6,7 Australia, 8 and Puerto Rico. 9 In addition to examinations of hospital pharmacy practice, investigators have examined the effectiveness of hospital pharmacy and the pharmacy work force in individual countries, both in hospitals and other areas of the profession.…”

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A survey of therapeutic drug monitoring services in Malaysia

Rahman

Abdelrahim

Ibrahim

2013

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

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In Malaysia, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) service was started in the 1980s. Since then, the number of hospitals that offer the service has increased. In this paper, we report the findings of a nationwide survey describing the practice of TDM in these hospitals. Questionnaires were mailed to 128 government hospitals. Data were collected for general characteristics of the hospitals, administrative, and laboratory activities related to TDM service. One hundred and twenty-one hospitals responded to the survey. Thirty-four hospitals (28.1%) provided the service with their own TDM laboratories, 44 hospitals (36.4%) provided the service using other hospitals' laboratories and 43 hospitals (35.5%) did not provide the service at all. TDM services were more likely to be offered in larger hospitals with various medical specialties. Since it is managed entirely by hospital pharmacists, these pharmacists assume an important role in ensuring optimum use of the TDM service.

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Cross-sectional description of hospital pharmacy services in Puerto Rico in 2022 using the Practice Advancement Initiative 2030 Self-Assessment Tool

Rodríguez-Escudero,

Bonilla-Medina,

Cabrera-Martínez

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Disclaimer In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time. Purpose The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) developed the Practice Advancement Initiative 2030 (PAI 2030) to support the continuous improvement of hospital pharmacy services in the United States. Puerto Rico (PR) hospitals’ level of compliance with PAI 2030 recommendations is not currently known. The primary objective of this study was to describe the hospital pharmacy scenario in PR in the 5 areas addressed in PAI 2030 recommendations. Summary Through a collaboration between the state affiliate, a school of pharmacy, and ASHP, completion of the PAI 2030 Self-Assessment Tool was promoted among hospital pharmacy directors between August 2022 and March 2023. A total of 18 out of 66 hospitals completed the survey. The results were compared with national data provided by ASHP from 163 US hospitals. Areas where PR hospitals rated high were in PAI 2030 domain A (Pharmacy Technician Role, Education, and Training) and domain E (Pharmacist Leadership in Medication Use and Safety). PR hospitals rate their performance lower in domain A (Patient-Centered Care) and domain B (Pharmacist Role, Education, and Training). Specific focus areas for improvement by PR hospitals include pharmacist participation in medication reconciliation, 24/7 access to advanced clinical pharmacy services, expansion of the pharmacist’s scope of practice, and training through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties and residency programs. Conclusion This study illustrates how the PAI 2030 Self-Assessment Tool can be used to benchmark pharmacy services at the state level. We suggest that changes are needed to close the gap between hospital pharmacies working towards optimizing the role of pharmacists in healthcare systems and those still struggling with dedicating staff to well-recognized pharmacist roles and responsibilities.

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Hospital pharmacy services in Puerto Rico

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Global survey of hospital pharmacy practice

Global survey of hospital pharmacy practice

A survey of therapeutic drug monitoring services in Malaysia

Cross-sectional description of hospital pharmacy services in Puerto Rico in 2022 using the Practice Advancement Initiative 2030 Self-Assessment Tool

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