Impact of Drug Information Services on Patient Care

Cardoni, Alex A.; Thompson, Thomas J.

doi:10.1093/ajhp/35.10.1233

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“…This strongly indicates the merit of the advice obtained and confirms the findings of earlier studies 9 12 13 15–18. Most enquirers needed UKMI advice before proceeding with treatment plans (81%), confirming previous findings (88%),18 demonstrating reliance on the service, and that UKMI provides advice that is not readily available from elsewhere.…”

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The impact of UK Medicines Information services on patient care, clinical outcomes and medicines safety: an evaluation of healthcare professionals’ opinions

2014

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Objectives To determine the impact of advice provided by Medicines Information services in National Health Service hospitals across England, Scotland and Wales, on patient care and clinical outcomes, and medicines safety. Methods All healthcare professionals seeking advice on specific patients from participating Medicines Information services were invited to complete an online questionnaire to determine the impact of that advice on their patients. A multidisciplinary expert panel of healthcare professionals independently assessed the impact of advice for a sample of enquiries using an impact rating scale. Results A total of 647 pharmacists, doctors and nurses sought advice from 62 Medicines Information services and completed questionnaires. Most (81%) needed Medicines Information advice before proceeding with their patients’ treatments, 99% used the advice in managing their patients, resulting in 92% (597/647) reporting a positive impact: a positive impact on patient care or outcome was reported for 85% of patients (547/647), a positive impact on medicines safety was reported for 77% of patients (499/647) and 15% of patients avoided a major risk (96/647). Agreement between enquirers and expert panel on impact was substantial for patient care and outcome (κ=0.62; p=0.001) and fair for medicines safety (κ=0.40; p=0.043). In 22% of cases (145/647), Medicines Information identified and advised on medicines issues that enquirers had not identified themselves which was associated with a positive impact on patients (p<0.01). Conclusions Clinical advice from Medicines Information services across the UK to healthcare professionals had high levels of positive impact on patient care, outcomes and medicines safety.

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The impact of UK Medicines Information services on patient care, clinical outcomes and medicines safety: an evaluation of healthcare professionals’ opinions

2014

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“…Cardoni and Thompson [17] evaluated the users' opinion of the impact of the University of Connecticut's DIS on patient outcomes. Of 350 patient specific requests, 329 (94%) were judged by the user to have provided useful information, and 202 (58%) resulted in the provision of information that affected patient outcome.…”

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German national drug information service: user satisfaction and potential positive patient outcomes

2007

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“…Medicines Information services are highly valued by enquirers and MI advice has a positive impact on patient care . Studies have used general outcome measures such as action taken (e.g.…”

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“…In previous studies of the impact of MI, the enquirer was the source of most data, which may bias findings . Studies evaluating pharmacy services have used independent healthcare professionals to assess the impact of the pharmacists' interventions either in panels or as individuals .…”

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The impact of Medicines Information enquiry answering on patient care and outcomes

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Duggan

et al. 2013

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Impact of Drug Information Services on Patient Care

Cited by 19 publications

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The impact of UK Medicines Information services on patient care, clinical outcomes and medicines safety: an evaluation of healthcare professionals’ opinions

The impact of UK Medicines Information services on patient care, clinical outcomes and medicines safety: an evaluation of healthcare professionals’ opinions

German national drug information service: user satisfaction and potential positive patient outcomes

The impact of Medicines Information enquiry answering on patient care and outcomes

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