Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. This study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (PDI) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (Post-CCU) of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran.In this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can lead to increased toxicity or reduction in therapeutic efficacy. This study was designed to assess the incidence of potential drug interactions (PDI) and rank their clinical value in post coronary care unit (Post-CCU) of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Iran.In this prospective study, three pharmacists with supervision of a clinical pharmacist actively gathered n...

OBJECTIVE To describe the vertical clinical pharmacist service's interventions in prevention of venous thromboembolism. METHODS This prospective study was done at a private hospital. From January to May 2012, the clinical pharmacist evaluated medical patients without prophylaxis for thromboembolism. If the patient fulfilled criteria for thromboembolism and did not have contraindications, the ...

BACKGROUND Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners are advanced practicing pharmacists in North Carolina that provide disease-specific management. The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to compare the efficacy and charges from referrals to a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner by the primary care provider, to those managed by a primary care provider alone. METHODS Patients were separated i...

PURPOSE A study was conducted to identify discrepancies between medication histories taken by emergency department (ED) providers (physicians, nurses, and medical students) and medication histories taken by clinical pharmacists. METHODS During a three-month period, a clinical pharmacist was assigned to the ED in a 475-bed, tertiary care teaching facility that serves as a level I trauma center...

JCPH – Vol. 63, n 1 – janvier–février 2010 92 Some of you have heard me speak about “the pharmacist narcotic effect”. By this I mean that some physicians may be skeptical of the value of pharmacists, but when they finally have the opportunity to work closely with a clinical pharmacist and personally experience the value that this individual brings to the health care team, they become “addicted”...

OBJECTIVE To determine the acceptance and attitudes of family medicine physicians, clinical and nonclinical office staff, pharmacists, and patients during pharmacist integration into a medical home. DESIGN Qualitative study. SETTING Pittsburgh, PA, area from August 2009 to June 2010. PARTICIPANTS Physicians, staff, pharmacists, and patients at four single-specialty family medicine office ...

BACKGROUND Anemia management clinics have demonstrated favorable impacts on clinical and economic outcomes and patient satisfaction. Clinical pharmacists are uniquely qualified to manage complex drug therapies requiring intensive monitoring. The complexity, risks associated with inappropriate treatment, and high cost of erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs) make patients on these medications...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical activities performed and the accepted pharmacist recommendations made by a pharmacist as a part of his/her daily routine in an adult clinical intensive care unit over a period of three years. METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study was conducted at a tertiary university hospital from June 2010 to May 2013, in which pharmacist recommendat...