Medication-Related Problems Identified Through Continuous Medication Monitoring.

Autor:	Goedken AM; College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. amber-goedken@uiowa.edu., Huang S; College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. sharon-huang@uiowa.edu., McDonough RP; Towncrest Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. mcdonough@towncrest.com., Deninger MJ; Towncrest Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. deninger@towncrest.com., Doucette WR; College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. william-doucette@uiowa.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) [Pharmacy (Basel)] 2018 Aug 20; Vol. 6 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 20.
DOI:	10.3390/pharmacy6030086
Abstrakt:	Community pharmacists performing Continuous Medication Monitoring (CoMM) systematically monitor each new prescription and refill dispensed for medication-related problems. The objectives for this study were to describe medication-related problems identified through CoMM and drug classes involved in problems. This 12-month pilot study used dispensing and clinical records from a single independent U.S. community pharmacy. Clinical records contain medication-related problems documented by the pharmacists. Problems identified for patients filling at least one prescription at the pharmacy and having at least one medication-related problem during the study period were included. A total of 8439 medication-related problems were identified for 1566 patients, an average of 5.4 problems per patient. Over 63% of problems were nonadherence. The drug class most often involved in problems was the central nervous system and analgesic class. Community pharmacists performing CoMM identified medication-related problems that might otherwise have gone undetected.
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