OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate drug errors and related clinical pharmacist interventions. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study with an online data collection form. SETTING American College of Clinical Pharmacy practice-based research network (ACCP PBRN). PARTICIPANTS A total of 62 clinical pharmacists from the ACCP PBRN who provided direct patient care in the inpatient and outpa...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a clinical pharmacist-led patient education program for type 2 diabetic patients at Isfahan Endocrine & Metabolism Research Center (IEMRC) from April 2008 to January 2009. METHODS In a randomized controlled clinical trial, a total of 172 patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes were selected and randomly allocated into control an...

BACKGROUND Control of blood pressure (BP) remains a major challenge in primary care. Innovative interventions to improve BP control are therefore needed. By updating and combining data from 2 previous systematic reviews, we assess the effect of pharmacist interventions on BP and identify potential determinants of heterogeneity. METHODS AND RESULTS Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing...

OBJECTIVE To weigh the costs and benefits of a pharmacy-based health promotion programme implemented in four pharmacies of the Quebec City area, Canada. This programme was developed to improve blood pressure control through activities aimed at improving the quality of prescribing and the adherence to treatment. DESIGN Nine pharmacies in Quebec City were included, of which four pharmacies were...

Background. Recently, Grady Heath System (GHS) updated its urinary tract infection (UTI) management guidelines. Despite these guidelines, variability in the diagnosis and treatment of UTIs at GHS has been noted. Such deviation of clinical practice can have a tremendous impact on patient outcomes; therefore, we aimed to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a pharmacist-driven educational pilot i...

The paper by MEHUYS et al. [1] adds to the body of literature which demonstrates the utility of pharmacist-led disease management interventions in improving asthma care. The intervention in this study included education about asthma management, inhaler technique, medication adherence and, in some cases, smoking cessation. The multi-facilitated approach of this and several previous studies raise...

BACKGROUND As one of the most accessible health care professionals, pharmacists are in an ideal position to provide tobacco-cessation and prevention services. Although there is growing interest in expanding the pharmacist's role in tobacco treatment, few published studies have assessed the efficacy or effectiveness of tobacco-cessation services delivered by pharmacists in the United States. O...

BACKGROUND Previous review of admissions from 2009-2011 in our institution found a 35.1% error rate in antiretroviral (ART) prescribing, with 55% of errors never corrected. Subsequently, our institution implemented a unified electronic medical record (EMR) and we developed a medication reconciliation process with an HIV pharmacist. We report the impact of the EMR on incidence of errors and of t...

OBJECTIVE To determine if there is improvement in medication management when pharmacists and family physicians collaborate to prescribe medication renewals requested by fax. DESIGN Prospective, non-randomized controlled trial. SETTING W est Winds Primary Health Centre, an interdisciplinary health centre that includes an academic family medicine practice, located in Saskatoon, Sask. PARTIC...