Validation of a method for recording pharmaceutical interventions

Abstract

We describe a systematic method for clinical pharmacists to record their activities and assess their value. This methodology should help in the development of clinical pharmacy in Spain and should be translatable to other settings.

Validation of a tool for reporting pharmacists' interventions in everyday community pharmacy

“…This ratio is similar to that in the studies by Hoth et al 12 and Allenet et al 7 The other studies used only 20-29 cases to validate their coding system. 10,11,15,19 In our study, each DRP appeared pharmacists, the other tools were validated using between 3 and 13 pharmacists. [10][11][12]19 We used the same method of validation as was used for the SFPC hospital tool.…”

“…; that is, it should comprise a coding form, a description of the PI and definitions of DRPs and interventions. The reporting and classifying tool we developed was adapted from the tool for hospital PIs, other existing tools and benefited from the experts' experience.…”

“…For our purpose, the coding system had to meet the main requirements defined by Schaefer 14 and van Mil et al 18 ; that is, it should comprise a coding form, a description of the PI and definitions of DRPs and interventions. The reporting and classifying tool we developed was adapted from the tool for hospital PIs, 7 other existing tools [10][11][12][13]15,19,20 and benefited from the experts' experience.…”

Impact of clinical pharmacist interventions in reducing paediatric prescribing errors

“…The main limitation of this study is the fair inter-rater reliability of the intervention impact between pharmacists 41. In order to improve the coding process, we wrote a standard operating procedure which explains the meaning of each of categorisation variable, and provides practical examples of how to categorise complex cases.…”

Validating a drug-related problems classification system in outpatient setting in Iran

“…[8] A classification system appears to be essential to cover and classify all the possible DRPs in this setting method for interprofessional communication, follow-up monitoring, prevention of potential and actual DRPs, development of pharmaceutical care practice, and pharmaceutical care research. [1011]…”