Validating the Victorian partnered pharmacist charting model in the Western Australian setting

Sinclair, Vanessa L; Hitchen, Sarah A; Rawlins, Matthew; Tong, Erica

doi:10.1002/jppr.1682

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“…14 This study showed PPMC reduced medication error rates per patient admission from 60.1% to 4.4%. 14 The Pharmacist Medication Charting (PMC) service was established in the study hospital in August 2020 as an adaptation alongside PPMC to further facilitate the reduction of medication errors and omissions. 15 Under the framework, credentialed pharmacists can chart medications for the continuation or initiation of over-the-counter medications during admission, and the partnered charting of Prescription Only (Schedule 4) Medications and Controlled (Schedule 8) Medications during admission with medical staff.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Pharmacists charting medications for the continuation or initiation unscheduled, Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 medications has been the common form of PMC service provided. While we were unable to compare the medications charted with other sites as this was not completed in previous studies, 2,[12][13][14] the medications charted in this study reflected the medications involved in the MRPs reported in obstetrics patients. [4][5][6][7] Besides identifying the need for colecalciferol and iron in patients with deficiency, 19,20 pharmacists have also shown to play a vital role in identifying the need for analgesics in obstetrics patients following vaginal delivery and cesarean sections.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…14 The medical officers are required to sign the order to validate the prescription. 14 This study showed PPMC reduced medication error rates per patient admission from 60.1% to 4.4%. 14 The Pharmacist Medication Charting (PMC) service was established in the study hospital in August 2020 as an adaptation alongside PPMC to further facilitate the reduction of medication errors and omissions.…”

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confidence: 99%

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One Year Evaluation of Pharmacist Medication Charting Service in a Principal Referral Women and Newborn Hospital

Teoh,

Mukadam,

Petrovski

2023

Hosp Pharm

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Background: Accuracy of medication charts on admission to hospital has previously shown that inadvertent omission of therapy was the most common discrepancy, accounting for 40% to 60% of errors. Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) has shown to reduce medicationrelated problems. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of Pharmacist Medication Charting (PMC), a derivative of PPMC, in a maternity and gynecological hospital. The occurrence of medication omission identified by the pharmacists was assessed and the pharmacist interventions involving PMC analyzed. Methods: The pharmacist interventions documented from 1st July 2022 to 30th June, 2023 were evaluated using PowerBI for data and trends on the Medication-Related Problems (MRPs) identified, occurrence of PMC, common medications charted by the pharmacists and the pharmacist recommendation and action following the identification of MRPs. Results: A total of 4898 pharmacy interventions was documented in the 12-month period. Of the total interventions documented, 1321 (26.97%) were related to pharmacist medication charting. Of all the interventions related to PMC, 53.29% involved pharmacists charting medications for the continuation or initiation of over-the-counter medications, 13.32% involved pharmacist partnered charting of Prescription Only Medications and Controlled Medications with medical staff, and 33.3% were referred to a credentialled pharmacist for PMC service. With regards to action taken following interventions involving PMC, 1065 (80.62%) were resolved following PMC. Common medications charted by the pharmacists include: macrogol and docusate laxatives (288), pregnancy multivitamin containing iron, iodine and folate (169), colecalciferol (133), iron (127), asthma inhaler (99), paracetamol and ibuprofen (88), nicotine (38), calcium (29), folic acid (26), and pantoprazole (15). Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that hospital pharmacists contribute to the reduction of MRPs, and PMC enables pharmacist to address prescribing omission and conditions untreated in the hospital. This study also reflects skills enhancement in practice for clinical pharmacists and resulted in successful implementation of PMC.

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One Year Evaluation of Pharmacist Medication Charting Service in a Principal Referral Women and Newborn Hospital

Teoh,

Mukadam,

Petrovski

2023

Hosp Pharm

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“…Electronic prescribing strategies reduce medication errors and adverse drug reactions. 11 There is growing evidence that 12,13 All sites included in this study were paper-based medication prescribing and we are unable to comment if the use of an EMR would impact results. There is a gap in the literature to support collaborative pharmacist prescribing on admission and discharge internationally.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Hospitals across Victoria are at varying stages of electronic medical record (EMR) implementation. Electronic prescribing strategies reduce medication errors and adverse drug reactions 11 . There is growing evidence that electronic systems can introduce new types of errors with a study from the United States identifying 22 types of errors facilitated by an EMR 12,13 .…”

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Partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC) in regional and rural general medical patients

Tong

Hua

Edwards

et al. 2022

Australian J Rural Health

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Objective: Errors in hospital medication charts are commonly encountered and have been associated with morbidity and mortality. This study evaluates the impact of the Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) model on medication errors in general medical patients admitted to rural and regional hospitals.Design/Method: A prospective cohort study, comparing before and after the introduction of PPMC was conducted in 13 rural and regional health services. This included a 1-month pre-intervention phase and 3-month intervention phase. In the intervention phase, PPMC was implemented as a new model of care in general medical units.

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Impact of Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) on Medication Discrepancies and Errors: A Pragmatic Evaluation of an Emergency Department-Based Process Redesign

Atey

Peterson

Salahudeen

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Medication errors are more prevalent in settings with acutely ill patients and heavy workloads, such as in an emergency department (ED). A pragmatic, controlled study compared partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC) (pharmacist-documented best-possible medication history [BPMH] followed by clinical discussion between a pharmacist and medical officer to co-develop a treatment plan and chart medications) with early BPMH (pharmacist-documented BPMH followed by medical officer-led traditional medication charting) and usual care (traditional medication charting approach without a pharmacist-collected BPMH in ED). Medication discrepancies were undocumented differences between medication charts and medication reconciliation. An expert panel assessed the discrepancies’ clinical significance, with ‘unintentional’ discrepancies deemed ‘errors’. Fewer patients in the PPMC group had at least one error (3.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1% to 5.8%) than in the early BPMH (49.4%; 95% CI: 42.5% to 56.3%) and usual care group (61.4%; 95% CI: 56.3% to 66.7%). The number of patients who need to be treated with PPMC to prevent at least one high/extreme error was 4.6 (95% CI: 3.4 to 6.9) and 4.0 (95% CI: 3.1 to 5.3) compared to the early BPMH and usual care group, respectively. PPMC within ED, incorporating interdisciplinary discussion, reduced clinically significant errors compared to early BPMH or usual care.

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Validating the Victorian partnered pharmacist charting model in the Western Australian setting

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One Year Evaluation of Pharmacist Medication Charting Service in a Principal Referral Women and Newborn Hospital

One Year Evaluation of Pharmacist Medication Charting Service in a Principal Referral Women and Newborn Hospital

Partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC) in regional and rural general medical patients

Impact of Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) on Medication Discrepancies and Errors: A Pragmatic Evaluation of an Emergency Department-Based Process Redesign

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