- Title
- Implementation and Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Services on Improving Quality of Prescribing in Geriatric Inpatients in Vietnam: An Example in a Low–Resources Setting
- Creator
- Dong, Thi Xuan Phuong; Pham, Van Thi Thuy; Dinh, Chi Thi; Van Le, Anh; Tran, Ha Thi Hai; Nguyen, Huong Thi Lien; Hua, Susan; Li, Shu Chuen
- Relation
- Clinical Interventions in Aging Vol. 17, p. 1127-1138
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S368871
- Publisher
- Dove Medical Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Purpose: Geriatric inpatients generally have a high risk of drug-related problems (DRP) in prescribing following hospital admission, which are likely to cause negative clinical consequences. This is particularly evident in developing countries such as Vietnam. Therefore, clinical pharmacy service (CPS) aims to identify and resolve these DRPs to improve the quality use of medicines in the older population following hospital admission. Patients and Methods: The study was conducted as a prospective, single-center study implemented at a general public hospital in Hanoi. Patients aged ≥60 years with at least three chronic diseases admitted to the Internal Medicine Department between August 2020 and December 2020 were eligible to be enrolled. A well-trained clinical pharmacist provided a structured CPS to identify any DRP in prescribing for each patient in the study. Clinical pharmacist interventions were then proposed to the attending physicians and documented in the DRP reporting system. Results: A total of 255 DRP were identified in 185 patients during the study period. The most frequent types of DRP were underuse (21.2%), dose too high (12.2%), and contraindication (11.8%). There was a very high rate of approval and uptake by the physicians regarding the interventions proposed by the clinical pharmacist (82.4% fully accepted and 12.5% partially accepted). Of the interventions, 73.4% were clinically relevant (pADE score ≥0.1). In general, 9 out of 10 physicians agreed that CPS has significant benefits for both patients and physicians. Conclusion: Improving clinical pharmacy services can potentially have a positive impact on the quality of prescribing in elderly inpatients. These services should officially be implemented to optimize the quality use of medicines in this population group in Vietnam.
- Subject
- pharmacy practice; quality use of medicine; geriatrics; drug-related problems (DRP); SDG 17; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1489051
- Identifier
- uon:52604
- Identifier
- ISSN:1176-9092
- Rights
- © 2022 The Author(s). This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms.
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- eng
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