Improving Medication Use Through Pharmacists’ Access to Patient-Specific Health Care Information

Millonig, Marsha; Jackson, Terri; Ellis, William M.

doi:10.1331/108658002763029616

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“…With an increasing variety of health care professionals potentially involved in the care of asthma patients, the lack of access to the diagnosis and/or patient medical records by pharmacists limits the number and type of interventions that can be performed. 33 Similarly this limited access undermines an opportunity to manage care between patients and providers. 34,35 The increasing use of electronic medical records and the industry-wide promotion of electronic prescription transmission will certainly allow pharmacists access to diagnostic rationales and long-range patient treatment histories.…”

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The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions on Asthma Management

Adunlin

Mahdavian

2012

Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators

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Background. In recent years, pharmacists have become more active in patient care and can demonstrate a positive impact on the outcomes of drug therapy in asthma patients. Objective. The primary objective of this systematic review was to assess the impact of asthma improvement strategies used by pharmacists. The secondary objective was to ascertain if these strategies improve the control and other direct outcomes for patients with asthma compared with no intervention. Methods. Electronic databases were searched from January 2006 to February 2012. Data abstracted from publications included publication details, participants/ setting, intervention study design, outcome measures, and key findings. Results. Forty-seven studies were initially identified; 8 matched our inclusion criteria. Four were US studies and 4 were Canadian. Published studies provided evidence of the clinical effectiveness of pharmacy services in asthma interventions. The role of pharmacists in disease diagnosis, access to private area for consultation, time, and staff support were highlighted as the key barriers to asthma intervention. Reimbursement for consulting services provided a unique opportunity for pharmacists to provide direct patient care. Conclusion. The review demonstrated the contribution of pharmacy-based services to the monitoring, counseling, and educating in asthma care. The evidence supports the wider provision of asthma intervention through pharmacy services. Well-designed studies on the effectiveness of pharmacists' interventions to improve outcomes of patients with asthma need to be performed. In addition, further research is needed regarding the contribution of pharmacy services to disease detection as part of local public health strategies.

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The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions on Asthma Management

Adunlin

Mahdavian

2012

Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators

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“…Perhaps, hospital pharmacists are viewed as more adept with the general or existing drugs in the hospital formulary rather than new drug issues. Nevertheless, pharmacists can be valuable sources of drug information [23], reduce patients' risk of medication-related problems, and improve the quality of their health care [24]. McGettigan and colleagues state that the sources of greatest importance among prescribers are those based on the richest communication medium, personal contact, which operate within a defined social system.…”

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Sources of information for new drugs among physicians in Thailand

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“…Fifteen studies and reviews (22.7%) were selected to study the integration between CP and phC in the hospital setting. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] Wang et al 41 established that the contribution of pharmacists in the health care of hospitalised patients showed a healthcare cost containment and an improvement in the quality of pharmacotherapy in hospital units. In fact, pharmacist intervention in the studies of Mutnick et al 31 and Suseno et al 39 demonstrated a reduction in costs during hospitalisation and resolved drug therapy problems that were affecting the quality of life of patients admitted.…”

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