Pharmacist-managed pain clinic at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Rapoport, A. N.; Akbik, Hammam

doi:10.1093/ajhp/61.13.1341

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“…Rapoport and Akbik [32] published an article in 2004 highlighting a pharmacy pain clinic at a Veterans Affairs medical center. The need for a pharmacist was the result of an increased demand to access the pain clinic.…”

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“…The need for a pharmacist was the result of an increased demand to access the pain clinic. The pharmacist had several responsibilities, including the following: address adherence with patient; adjust medications as necessary; provide patient education; assess continuation of pain pharmacotherapy; monitor treatment efficacy; monitor for drug adverse reaction; monitor for drug interactions; and monitor for any abhorrent patient behavior [32]. The clinical pharmacists also would staff with and make recommendations to the treating physician if any adjustments needed to be made such as 1.…”

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“…any dose increase of opioid or addition of an adjunctive medication [32]. The pharmacist also could be involved in adherence issues by monitoring drug screens, performing pill counts, and ensuring that patients understand their treatment plans, along with the rules and procedures for continuation of their pain regimen [32].…”

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“…The pharmacist also could be involved in adherence issues by monitoring drug screens, performing pill counts, and ensuring that patients understand their treatment plans, along with the rules and procedures for continuation of their pain regimen [32]. Patients were able to be scheduled as frequently as weekly so that they could be given help with newly prescribed medications.…”

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“…Thus, if a patient was to be seen every 3 to 4 months in the pain clinic or primary care, the monthly renewal could be handled by the pharmacy pain clinic working together with the providers. This had a reported effect of reducing problems with patients running out of medications and going through opioid withdrawal or having patients use the emergency department for opioid renewal [32]. Pharmacists were able to closely monitor adjunctive therapies that required frequent monitoring and adjustments, thus allowing for therapeutic doses to be achieved and minimizing rates of unnecessary discontinuation of therapy or having untoward adverse effects go unchecked [32].…”

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The pharmacist’s role in managing chronic opioid therapy

Wallace¹

2006

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Chronic pain is a costly and prevalent problem. Pain, itself, is a symptom. Pain has received attention in the form of health care policy reform, development of assessment tools, and treatment protocols. Chronic pain is an ongoing problem that requires constant monitoring and can be challenging to health care providers and patients. Many barriers exist in treating chronic pain, especially when treating with opioid analgesics. Pharmacists can help in the assessment and treatment of chronic pain. This article discusses the impact of chronic pain, barriers to care, and the role of the pharmacist in managing chronic opioid therapy.

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Standard of practice in pain management for pharmacy services

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Hall

Jordan

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Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Standard of practice in pain management for pharmacy services

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Lee

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The authors acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our members meet, work and live, including the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, Traditional Custodians of Naarm, where the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) is based. We thank Elders past and present and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the first pharmacists, bush medicine practitioners, and doctors who practised on these lands. PREFACEIn Australia, everyone shares a fundamental right to safe and high-quality health care. This is defined in the Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights, 1 which all healthcare systems must strive to uphold. The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights summarises the basic rights of patients and consumers when accessing healthcare services, including access, safety, respect, partnership, information, privacy, and the ability to give feedback. The provision of pharmacy services must encompass the Charter to deliver effective, efficient, timely, and equitable person-centred care and pain management.This Standard references, and relies upon, SHPA Standards of Practice for Clinical Pharmacy Services 2 as the foremost Standard. This Standard supersedes the previous 'Standard of practice in pain management for pharmacy services', 3 and because pain management exists in almost all practice specialties, this Standard may overlap with others. Depending on the area of specialty practice, it may be advisable to refer to additional Standards of Practice.The use of the word 'specialisation' in this Standard is in line with the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia, 4 where 'specialisation' refers to the scope of practice rather than the level of performance. 'Specialisation' in and of itself does not confer additional expertise.

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Pharmacist-managed pain clinic at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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The pharmacist’s role in managing chronic opioid therapy

The pharmacist’s role in managing chronic opioid therapy

Standard of practice in pain management for pharmacy services

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