Acceptance Rates for Pharmacist-Initiated Interventions in Long-Term Care Facilities

Impact of pharmacist identification of medication-related problems in a nontraditional long-term care pharmacy

“…Two different studies regarding pharmacist interventions in LTC facilities had acceptance rates that ranged from 50.4% to 67%. 3,5,6 Commonly intervened-with medication-related problems in other studies included adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions. 3,5,6 Similarly, pharmacists were making interventions concerning the same medication-related problems in the present study, showing that pharmacists are consistently providing recommendations on adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions.…”

“…This differs slightly from other studies, which identified many medication-related problems related to pain medications and psychiatric medications with no mention of recommendations regarding diabetes, cholesterol, or hypertension medications. 3,5,6 Although the patients at this specific pharmacy used antipsychotic medications regularly, this specific drug class required very little intervention. Most of the patients were well controlled on their antipsychotic regimen, which subsequently led to a low recommendation rate.…”

The impact of a combined intervention program: an educational and clinical pharmacist’s intervention to improve prescribing pattern in hospitalized geriatric patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“…Pharmacist-initiated interventions consist of a comprehensive evaluation of patients’ medication profiles for achieving optimal treatment by avoiding inappropriate medication selection, inappropriate dose or dosage form, disease–drug interactions, and potential DDIs. 5 Clinical pharmacists can play an important role in detecting PIMs and recommending appropriate use of alternative medications to avoid adverse outcomes of inappropriate prescribing among geriatric patients. 6 …”

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Medication Management in an Acute Care for Elders Program Through Integration of a Clinical Pharmacist

“…Studies from inpatient settings suggest that including pharmacists in healthcare teams prevents medication errors, adverse drug events, and improves adherence to clinical practice guidelines. 12,17 However, the few studies, which have described the impact of a clinical pharmacist on the care of the elderly individuals were not from the United States, [18][19][20] did not report on the patients in ACE units or were relatively small. 21,22 In this article, we report the number and type of pharmacy recommendations from a quality improvement intervention, which integrated a clinical pharmacist into an ACE pilot program on a medical unit.…”