Evaluation of pharmacy intern-led transition of care service at an academic hospital in Saudi Arabia: A prospective pilot study

Alghamdi, Ahlam; Alhulaylah, Feras; Al-Qahtani, Futoun; Alsallal, Durrah; Alshabanat, Najla; Alanazi, Herethan; Alshehri, Ghadah H.

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2022.02.007

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.02.007

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Evaluation of pharmacy intern-led transition of care service at an academic hospital in Saudi Arabia: A prospective pilot study

Ahlam Alghamdi

Feras Alhulaylah

Futoun Al-Qahtani

et al.

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Evaluation of Pharmacy Intern Interventions on Antimicrobial Use in University-Affiliated Hospitals: A Retrospective Analysis

Almeleebia,

Orayj,

Alghamdi

et al. 2024

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Background: Appropriate use of antimicrobials is essential to enhance therapeutic safety and efficacy. Clinical pharmacists play a crucial role in optimizing antimicrobial use; however, the contribution of pharmacy interns in antimicrobial use has not been studied. The objective of this study was to ascertain the quantity and nature of interventions related to antimicrobials documented by pharmacy interns, along with the rates at which physicians accepted these interventions. Methods: From August 2017 to March 2022, this study retrospectively evaluated antimicrobial-related interventions recorded by pharmacy interns during their rotations at King Khalid University. The categories of interventions included medication selection, addition of antimicrobials, dose or frequency adjustments, medication discontinuation, de-escalation, therapeutic drug monitoring, and others. Statistical analysis was conducted to identify patterns and correlations. Results: This study evaluated 1295 antimicrobial-related interventions, with high physician acceptance rates of 91.6% and 4.0% accepted with modifications. The most frequent interventions were dose/frequency adjustments (36.3%) and medication discontinuation (23%). Vancomycin, colistin, and meropenem were the most frequently intervened antimicrobials. Documented clinical outcomes included enhancing treatment efficacy (37.3%), reducing treatment toxicity (26.81%), and avoiding unnecessary antimicrobial exposure (21.8%). Significant correlations were observed between hospital units and intervention types, indicating unit-specific intervention patterns. Conclusions: Theses findings highlight the vital role of pharmacy interns in optimizing antimicrobial therapy. Future research should focus on evaluating the long-term clinical and economic benefits of their involvement.

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Evaluation of Pharmacy Intern Interventions on Antimicrobial Use in University-Affiliated Hospitals: A Retrospective Analysis

Almeleebia,

Orayj,

Alghamdi

et al. 2024

JCM

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Pharmacy-intern-led transition of care services impact on health-related outcomes at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital ‎

AlRasheed,

Alqahtani,

Alhumoud

et al. 2024

J Adv Pharm Educ Res

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Evaluation of pharmacy intern-led transition of care service at an academic hospital in Saudi Arabia: A prospective pilot study

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Evaluation of Pharmacy Intern Interventions on Antimicrobial Use in University-Affiliated Hospitals: A Retrospective Analysis

Evaluation of Pharmacy Intern Interventions on Antimicrobial Use in University-Affiliated Hospitals: A Retrospective Analysis

Pharmacy-intern-led transition of care services impact on health-related outcomes at King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital ‎

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