Impact of Pharmacy Technician-Centered Medication Reconciliation on Optimization of Antiretroviral Therapy and Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients With HIV/AIDS

Siemianowski, Laura A.; Sen, Sanchita; George, Jomy

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“…In addition, we identified five studies that did not utilize the term medication discrepancy when describing the medication reconciliation process [24,30,[44][45][46], but instead used the terms 'DRPs or medication-related problems', 'inappropriate medication', 'prescribing error' and 'transcribing error'. It is noteworthy that the term 'medication error' has been used interchangeably with 'medication discrepancy' in several studies [40,[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]. However, others have distinguished between the two terms based on the availability of a gold standard medication list.…”

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The medication reconciliation process and classification of discrepancies: a systematic review

Almanasreh

Moles

Chen

2016

Brit J Clinical Pharma

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We suggest that clear and consistent information on prevalence, types, causes and contributory factors of medication discrepancy are required to develop suitable strategies to reduce the risk of adverse consequences on patient safety. Therefore, to obtain that information, we need a well-designed taxonomy to be able to accurately measure, report and classify medication discrepancies in clinical practice.

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The medication reconciliation process and classification of discrepancies: a systematic review

Almanasreh

Moles

Chen

2016

Brit J Clinical Pharma

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“…An article from 2013 found that a pharmacy technician-centered medication reconciliation for ART therapy of patients in the hospital was successful in assisting with the prevention of drug-drug interactions, as well as other medication errors. The program showed that ART and OI prophylaxis in HIV/AIDS patients was improved by the utilization of pharmacy technicians [21]. Similar data were collected related to a pharmacy technician-centered medication reconciliation unit at a mental health location in 2014 [22].…”

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Pharmacy technician roles are evolving alongside the changing role of a pharmacist. There is currently no uniform definition of a pharmacy technician’s role in the pharmacy workforce. The objective of this study was to look at the United States-based pharmacy technician advertisement database from Pharmacy Week to find patterns and commonalities in the duties and qualifications of pharmacy technicians. A retrospective analysis was performed on fourteen days of pharmacy technician job listings from Pharmacy Week from the year 2018. Information obtained from the listings included job title, location, setting, type of job, job duties, and job requirements. Job duties and requirements were coded by themes. Fourteen days of data resulted in 21,007 individual position listings. A majority of the job listings were for full-time positions (96.4%) and most were in the retail setting (96.78%). The most common requirements were registration with State Board, high school diploma, ability to perform tasks, communication, and physical. The most common job duties were general office etiquette, performing tasks under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, and professionalism. This study provides a description of the evolving role of pharmacy technicians through the broad variety in expectations for requirements of pharmacy technician applicants and the duties they perform when hired.

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“…25–27 Our intervention was designed based on the assumption that caregivers of persons with cognitive impairment faced different challenges than caregivers of persons with physical health problems and therefore required additional nursing or social work support. The intervention was guided by a theoretical framework (social cognitive theory and self-efficacy theory) focused on tailored problem-solving.…”

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An intervention to maximize medication management by caregivers of persons with memory loss: Intervention overview and two-month outcomes

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Overseeing medication-taking is a critical aspect of dementia caregiving. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a tailored, problem-solving intervention designed to maximize medication management practices among caregivers of persons with memory loss. Eighty-three community-dwelling dyads (patient + informal caregiver) with a baseline average of 3 medication deficiencies participated. Home- and telephone-based sessions were delivered by nurse or social worker interventionists and addressed basic aspects of managing medications, plus tailored problem solving for specific challenges. The outcome of medication management practices was assessed using the Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly (MedMaIDE) and an investigator-developed Medication Deficiency Checklist (MDC). Linear mixed modeling showed both the intervention and usual care groups had decreases in medication management problems as measured by the MedMaIDE (F=6.91, p<.01) and MDC (F=9.72, p<.01) at 2 months post-intervention. The phenomenon of reduced medication deficiencies in both groups suggests that when nurses or social workers merely raise awareness of the importance of medication adherence, there may be benefit.

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Impact of Pharmacy Technician-Centered Medication Reconciliation on Optimization of Antiretroviral Therapy and Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients With HIV/AIDS

Abstract: A PTMR program has a positive impact on optimizing ART and OI prophylaxis in patients with HIV/AIDS.

Cited by 20 publications

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The medication reconciliation process and classification of discrepancies: a systematic review

The medication reconciliation process and classification of discrepancies: a systematic review

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An intervention to maximize medication management by caregivers of persons with memory loss: Intervention overview and two-month outcomes

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