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Baclet N, Forestier E, Gavazzi G, Roubaud-Baudron C, Hiernard V, Hequette-Ruz R, Alfandari S, Aumaître H, Botelho-Nevers E, Caraux-Paz P, Charmillon A, Diamantis S, Fraisse T, Gazeau P, Hentzien M, Lanoix JP, Paccalin M, Putot A, Ruch Y, Senneville E, Beuscart JB. One Hundred Explicit Definitions of Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions of Antibiotics in Hospitalized Older Patients: The Results of an Expert Consensus Study. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:283. [PMID: 38534718 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13030283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND In geriatrics, explicit criteria for potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs) are useful for optimizing drug use. OBJECTIVE To produce an expert consensus on explicit definitions of antibiotic-PIPs for hospitalized older patients. METHODS We conducted a Delphi survey involving French experts on antibiotic stewardship in hospital settings. During the survey's rounds, the experts gave their opinion on each explicit definition, and could suggest new definitions. Definitions with a 1-to-9 Likert score of between 7 and 9 from at least 75% of the participants were adopted. The results were discussed during consensus meetings after each round. RESULTS Of the 155 invited experts, 128 (82.6%) participated in the whole survey: 59 (46%) infectious diseases specialists, 45 (35%) geriatricians, and 24 (19%) other specialists. In Round 1, 65 explicit definitions were adopted and 21 new definitions were suggested. In Round 2, 35 other explicit definitions were adopted. The results were validated during consensus meetings (with 44 participants after Round 1, and 54 after Round 2). CONCLUSIONS The present study is the first to have provided a list of explicit definitions of potentially inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions for hospitalized older patients. It might help to disseminate key messages to prescribers and reduce inappropriate prescriptions of antibiotics.
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- Nicolas Baclet
- CHU Lille, University of Lille, F-59000 Lille, France
- Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique (GHICL), Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Université Catholique de Lille, F-59160 Lille, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie, F-73000 Chambéry, France
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- Clinique Universitaire de Médecine Gériatrique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble-Alpes, GREPI EA7408 Université Grenoble-Alpes, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- CHU Bordeaux, Pôle de Gérontologie Clinique, University of Bordeaux, INSERM 1312 BRIC, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Service Universitaire de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Gustave Dron, F-59200 Tourcoing, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan, F-66000 Perpignan, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, GIMAP (EA 3064), F-42055 Cedex 02 Saint-Etienne, France
- Faculty of Medicine of Saint-Etienne, University of Saint-Etienne, F-42023 Cedex 02 Saint-Etienne, France
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Intercommunal de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, F-94190 Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
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- CHRU-Nancy, Infectious Diseases Department, F-54000 Nancy, France
- Grand Est Antibiotic Stewardship Network Coordinator, AntibioEst, F-54000 Nancy, France
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- Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital de Melun, F-77000 Melun, France
- Unité de Recherche DYNAMIC, Université Paris-Est Créteil, F-94000 Créteil, France
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- Court Séjour Gériatrique Aigu, Centre Hospitalier Alès-Cévennes, F-30100 Alès, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHRU de Brest, F-29609 Brest Cedex, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Reims, F-51100 Reims, France
- EA3797-Viellissement Fragilité, Reims Champagne Ardennes University, F-51100 Reims, France
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- AGIR UR 4294, University Picardie Jules Verne, F-80000 Amiens, France
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Amiens University Hospital, F-80000 Amiens, France
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- Pôle de Gériatrie, CHU Poitiers, Université Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique CIC 1402, INSERM CHU Poitiers, Université Poitiers, F-86000 Poitiers, France
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- Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpitaux du Pays du Mont Blanc, F-74700 Sallanches, France
- Physiopathologie et Epidémiologie Cérébro-Cardiovasculaires, Université de Bourgogne, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Strasbourg University Hospital, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Service Universitaire de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Gustave Dron, F-59200 Tourcoing, France
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Potier A, Ade M, Demoré B, Divoux E, Dony A, Dufay E. Enhancing pharmaceutical decision support system: evaluating antithrombotic-focused algorithms for addressing drug-related problems. Eur J Hosp Pharm 2024:ejhpharm-2023-003944. [PMID: 38233119 DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2023-003944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of integrating antithrombotic-focused pharmaceutical algorithms (PAs) into a pharmaceutical decision support system (PDSS) for detecting drug-related problems (DRPs) and facilitating pharmaceutical interventions. METHODS A set of 26 PAs (12.4%) out of a total of 210 were created to model patient situations involving antithrombotics, and their contributions were compared with the entire PDSS system.The observational prospective study was conducted between November 2019 and June 2023 in two health facilities with 1700 beds. Pharmacists, who followed a DRP resolution strategy to support human supervision, analysed alerts generated by these encoded PAs. They registered their interventions and the acceptance by physicians. RESULTS From 3290 alerts analysed targeting antithrombotics, the pharmacists issued 1170 interventions of which 676 (57.8%) were accepted by physicians. With the 184 other PAs, from 9484 alerts the pharmacists issued 3341 interventions of which 1785 were accepted (53.4%).Results indicate that the detection of DRPs related to antithrombotics usage represents a high proportion of those detected by the PDSS, highlighting the importance of incorporating tailored PA elements at the modelling stage. CONCLUSIONS The system evolves alongside the physiological changes associated to the patient situations, adapts the alerts and complements the current care. Therefore, we recommend that all PDSS should integrate specific algorithms targeting DRPs associated with antithrombotics to enhance pharmaceutical interventions and improve patient safety.
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- Arnaud Potier
- Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier de Lunéville, Lunéville, France
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- Pharmacy, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Laxou, France
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- Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- APEMAC, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Service de Pharmacie, Centre Hospitalier de Lunéville, Lunéville, France
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- Pharmacy, Centre Hospitalier de Lunéville, Lunéville, France
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Robert L, Quindroit P, Henry H, Perez M, Rousselière C, Lemaitre M, Vambergue A, Décaudin B, Beuscart JB. Implementation of a clinical decision support system for the optimization of antidiabetic drug orders by pharmacists. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2024; 90:239-246. [PMID: 37657079 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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AIMS The objective of the study was to describe the impact of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) on antidiabetic drug management by clinical pharmacists for hospitalized patients with T2DM. METHODS We performed a retrospective, single-centre study in a teaching hospital, where clinical pharmacists analysed prescriptions and issued pharmacist interventions (PIs) through a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system. A CDSS was integrated into the pharmacists' workflow in July 2019. We analysed PIs during 2 periods of interest: one before the introduction of the CDSS (from November 2018 to April 2019, PIs issued through the CPOE alone) and one afterwards (from November 2020 to April 2021, PIs issued through the CPOE and/or the CDSS). The study covered nondiabetology wards as endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism departments were not computerized at the time of the study. RESULTS There were 203 PIs related to antidiabetic drugs in period 1 and 319 in period 2 (a 57.5% increase). Sixty-four of the 319 PIs were generated by the CDSS. Noncompliance/contraindication was the main problem identified by the CDSS (41 PIs, 68.4%), and 57.8% led to discontinuation of the drug. Most of the PIs issued through the CDSS corresponded to orders that had not been flagged up by clinical pharmacists using the CPOE. Conversely, most alerts about indications that were not being treated were detected by the clinical pharmacists using the CPOE and not by the CDSS. CONCLUSION Use of CDSS by clinical pharmacists improved antidiabetic drug management for hospitalized patients with T2DM. The CDSS might add value to diabetes care in nondiabetology wards by decreasing the frequency of potentially inappropriate prescriptions and adverse drug reactions.
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- Laurine Robert
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365 - GRITA: Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, Lille, France
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- Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Metabolism and, Nutrition, Lille University Hospital, CHU Lille, Lille, France
- University of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Metabolism and, Nutrition, Lille University Hospital, CHU Lille, Lille, France
- University School of Medicine, European Genomic Institute for Diabetes, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365 - GRITA: Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694 - METRICS: Évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, Lille, France
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Robert L, Rousselière C, Beuscart JB, Gautier S, Delporte L, Lafci G, Gerard E, Négrier L, Mary A, Johns E, Payen A, Ducommun R, Ferret L, Voirol P, Skalafouris C, Ade M, Potier A, Dufay E, Beney J, Frery P, Drouot S, Feutry F, Corny J, Odou P, Décaudin B. [First French-speaking days of users of decision support system in clinical pharmacy: Feedback and perspectives]. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2023; 81:1018-1030. [PMID: 37391030 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2023.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are tools that have been used for several years by clinical pharmacy teams to support pharmaceutical analysis, with a perspective of contributing to the quality of care in collaboration with the other health care team members. These tools require both technical, logistical and human resources. The growing use of these systems in different establishments in France and in Europe gave birth to the idea of meeting to share our experiences. The days organized in Lille in September 2021 aimed at proposing a time of exchange and reflection on the use of these CDSS in clinical pharmacy. A first session was devoted to feedback from each establishment. These tools are essentially used to optimize pharmaceutical analysis and to secure patient medication management. This session outlined the clear advantages and common limitations of these CDSS. Two research projects were also presented to put the use of these tools into perspective. The second session of these days, in the form of workshops, addressed 4 themes that surround the implementation of CDSS: their usability, the legal aspect, the creation of rules and their possible valorization. Common problems were raised, the resolution of which requires close collaboration. This is a first step proposing a beginning of harmonization and sharing that should be deepened in order not to lose the dynamics created between the different centers. This event ended with the proposal to set up two working groups around these systems: the creation and structuring of rules for the detection of risk situations and the common valorization of the work.
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- L Robert
- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France.
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- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- CHU de Lille, université Lille, ULR 2694-METRICS : évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, 59000 Lille, France
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- Centre régional de pharmacovigilance, CHU de Lille, université Lille, Inserm U1171, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de pharmacie, CHU de Lille, 59000 Lille, France
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- Département de pharmacie, CHU d'Amiens-Picardie, 80000 Amiens, France
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- Qualité, de la performance et de l'innovation, agence régionale de santé Grand-Est, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CHU de Lille, université Lille, ULR 2694-METRICS : évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, 59000 Lille, France
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- Service de pharmacie, réseau hospitalier neuchâtelois (RHNe), 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Suisse
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- Département de pharmacie, hôpital de Valenciennes, 59300 Valenciennes, France
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- Service de pharmacie, hôpital universitaire de Lausanne, université de Lausanne, 1011 Lausanne, Suisse
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- Service de pharmacie, hôpitaux universitaires de Genève, 1205 Genève, Suisse
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- Service de pharmacie, centre psychothérapique de Nancy, 54520 Laxou, France
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- Service de pharmacie, CH de Lunéville, 54300 Lunéville, France
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- Service de pharmacie, CH de Lunéville, 54300 Lunéville, France
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- Service de pharmacie, hôpital du Valais, institut central des hôpitaux (ICH), 1951 Sion, Suisse
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- Département de pharmacie, hôpital Bel Air, centre hospitalier régional Metz-Thionville, 57100 Metz-Thionville, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Bicêtre, GH Paris Saclay, AP-HP, 94270 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Département de pharmacie, centre Oscar-Lambret, 59000 Lille, France
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- Service pharmacie, groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, 75014 Paris, France
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- CHU de Lille, université Lille, ULR 7365-GRITA : Groupe de recherche sur les formes injectables et les technologies associées, 59000 Lille, France
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- CHU de Lille, université Lille, ULR 7365-GRITA : Groupe de recherche sur les formes injectables et les technologies associées, 59000 Lille, France
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Delgado-Pérez G, Dávila-Espinoza C, Beltran-Noblega C. Impact of the Role of the Clinical Pharmacist on the Underreporting of Adverse Drug Reactions at a Peruvian hospital. Hosp Pharm 2023; 58:295-303. [PMID: 37216081 PMCID: PMC10192994 DOI: 10.1177/00185787221138006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Background: The clinical pharmacists play a key role in the Pharmacovigilance System. They are integrated to the health team performing pharmacotherapeutic follow-up (PF), drug information, at third level care hospital. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the clinical pharmacists' role in increasing the reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (SADRs) after including in-service training (IST) in their role, as well as to characterize the reported ADRs. Methods: A longitudinal study was performed, reports of SADRs received through medical interconsultations were evaluated, before and after applying IST, in 2 periods: January 2017 to June 2018 and July 2018 to December 2019. Results: Interconsultations after IST were increased by 168,4%; of these, 75 were ADRs reported to the Dirección General de Medicamentos, Insumos y Drogas (DIGEMID). Internal Medicine and Pneumology services reported more SADR in both periods. There was significant statistical difference in ADRs' causality (P = .001) and type (P = .009). Severe ADRs highlighted after IST (4 vs 12). The most affected organ and system in both periods was skin and appendages. Conclusion: The reporting of SADRs augmented, reflected in an increase in medical interconsultations as a modality of SADR notification, after including IST to the role of the clinical pharmacist, allowing the development of convenient FP, which led to the evaluation of SARs. A higher number of serious ADRs were reported.
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- Gladys Delgado-Pérez
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San
Marcos Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica, Lima, Peru
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Chen D, Wen B, Wu X, Zheng X, Zhu H, Chen X, Han D, Liu J, Liu Y, Guo J, Zhu S, Ren H, Ge W, Zhang H. Pharmacist-Driven Dosing Services and Pharmaceutical Care Increase Probability of Teicoplanin Target Concentration Attainment and Improve Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Non-Critically Ill Patients. Infect Dis Ther 2023:10.1007/s40121-023-00812-2. [PMID: 37140880 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-023-00812-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pharmacist-driven (PD) dosing and monitoring services have been shown to improve the clinical and economic outcomes in patients treated with different antibiotics, other than teicoplanin. This study investigates the impact of PD dosing and monitoring services on the clinical and economic outcomes of non-critically ill patients receiving teicoplanin treatment. METHODS A single-center retrospective study was conducted. Patients were divided into the PD group and the non-PD (NPD) group. Primary outcomes included the achievement of target serum concentration, and a composite endpoint of all-cause mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and sepsis or septic shock development during hospitalization or within 30 days of hospital admission. The cost of teicoplanin, overall medication cost, and total cost during hospital stay were also compared. RESULTS A total of 163 patients from January to December 2019 were included and assessed. Seventy patients were assigned to the PD group and 93 to the NPD group. The PD group had a higher percentage of patients reaching the target trough concentration (54% versus 16%, p < 0.001). Around 26% of the patients in the PD group and 50% of the patients in the NPD group met the composite endpoint during their hospital stay (p = 0.002). The PD group exhibited a significantly lower incidence of sepsis or septic shock, shorter hospital stays, reduced drug costs, and lower total expenses. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates that pharmacist-driven teicoplanin therapy can improve the clinical and economic outcomes for non-critically ill patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION https://www.chictr.org.cn ; identifier, ChiCTR2000033521.
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- Dayu Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
- China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Medicine, The University of Illinois, 1851 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Nanjing Medical Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Zhongshan Road 321, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Robert L, Cuvelier E, Rousselière C, Gautier S, Odou P, Beuscart JB, Décaudin B. Detection of Drug-Related Problems through a Clinical Decision Support System Used by a Clinical Pharmacy Team. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11060827. [PMID: 36981484 PMCID: PMC10048130 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are intended to detect drug-related problems in real time and might be of value in healthcare institutions with a clinical pharmacy team. The objective was to report the detection of drug-related problems through a CDSS used by an existing clinical pharmacy team over 22 months. It was a retrospective single-center study. A CDSS was integrated in the clinical pharmacy team in July 2019. The investigating clinical pharmacists evaluated the pharmaceutical relevance and physician acceptance rates for critical alerts (i.e., alerts for drug-related problems arising during on-call periods) and noncritical alerts (i.e., prevention alerts arising during the pharmacist’s normal work day) from the CDSS. Of the 3612 alerts triggered, 1554 (43.0%) were critical, and 594 of these 1554 (38.2%) prompted a pharmacist intervention. Of the 2058 (57.0%) noncritical alerts, 475 of these 2058 (23.1%) prompted a pharmacist intervention. About two-thirds of the total pharmacist interventions (PI) were accepted by physicians; the proportion was 71.2% for critical alerts (i.e., 19 critical alerts per month vs. 12.5 noncritical alerts per month). Some alerts were pharmaceutically irrelevant—mainly due to poor performance by the CDSS. Our results suggest that a CDSS is a useful decision-support tool for a hospital pharmacist’s clinical practice. It can help to prioritize drug-related problems by distinguishing critical and noncritical alerts. However, building an appropriate organizational structure around the CDSS is important for correct operation.
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- Laurine Robert
- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, F-59000 Lille, France
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365—GRITA—Groupe de Recherche sur les Formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, INSERM U1171—Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, F-59000 Lille, France
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365—GRITA—Groupe de Recherche sur les Formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694—METRICS: Évaluation des Technologies de Santé et des Pratiques Médicales, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, F-59000 Lille, France
- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365—GRITA—Groupe de Recherche sur les Formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, F-59000 Lille, France
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Barbier A, Rousselière C, Robert L, Cousein E, Décaudin B. [Development of a methodological guide on the implementation of a pharmaceutical decision support system: Feedback from a French university hospital]. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2023; 81:163-172. [PMID: 35792150 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2022.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Develop a methodological guide on the implementation of a PDSS (pharmaceutical decision support system). METHOD Observational study, retrospective conducted at Lille University Hospital from May 2017 to December 2020, corresponding to the period of implementation and then use of the software. The different phases of the project are described as well as the methodology at each stage. RESULTS Four stages seem necessary for the establishment of the PDSS: reflection and preparation of the project, contracting, implementation, use and evaluation. Based on these results and our experience, in particular the difficulties encountered, a methodological diagram of the various steps necessary for the implementation of a PDSS is proposed. CONCLUSION The establishment of a PDSS, especially in the field of clinical pharmacy, is a long multidisciplinary process. Several steps, from project preparation to production start-up are necessary. Planning the different stages is essential for the proper implementation of the SADP so that the installation is as efficient as possible.
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- A Barbier
- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, 59000 Lille, France.
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, 59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, 59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut de Pharmacie, 59000 Lille, France
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- Université Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 7365-GRITA, Groupe de Recherche sur les formes Injectables et les Technologies Associées, 59000 Lille, France
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Berger V, Sommer C, Boje P, Hollmann J, Hummelt J, König C, Lezius S, van der Linde A, Marhenke C, Melzer S, Michalowski N, Baehr M, Langebrake C. The impact of pharmacists' interventions within the Closed Loop Medication Management process on medication safety: An analysis in a German university hospital. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:1030406. [PMID: 36452222 PMCID: PMC9704051 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1030406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Background: Single elements of the Closed Loop Medication Management process (CLMM), including electronic prescribing, involvement of clinical pharmacists (CPs), patient individual logistics and digital administration/documentation, have shown to improve medication safety and patient health outcomes. The impact of the complete CLMM on patient safety, as reflected in pharmacists' interventions (PIs), is largely unknown. Aim: To evaluate the extent and characterization of routine PIs performed by hospital-wide CPs at a university hospital with an implemented CLMM. Methods: This single-center study included all interventions documented by CPs on five self-chosen working days within 1 month using the validated online-database DokuPIK (Documentation of Pharmacists' Interventions in the Hospital). Based on different workflows, two groups of CPs were compared. One group operated as a part of the CLMM, the "Closed Loop Clinical Pharmacists" (CL-CPs), while the other group worked less dependent of the CLMM, the "Process Detached Clinical Pharmacists" (PD-CPs). The professional experience and the number of medication reviews were entered in an online survey. Combined pseudonymized datasets were analyzed descriptively after anonymization. Results: A total of 1,329 PIs were documented by nine CPs. Overall CPs intervened in every fifth medication review. The acceptance rate of PIs was 91.9%. The most common reasons were the categories "drugs" (e.g., indication, choice of formulation/drug and documentation/transcription) with 42.7%, followed by "dose" with 29.6%. One-quarter of PIs referred to the therapeutic subgroup "J01 antibacterials for systemic use." Of the 1,329 underlying PIs, 1,295 were classified as medication errors (MEs) and their vast majority (81.5%) was rated as "error, no harm" (NCC MERP categories B-D). Among PIs performed by CL-CPs (n = 1,125), the highest proportion of errors was categorized as B (56.5%), while in the group of PIs from PD-CPs (n = 170) errors categorized as C (68.2%) dominated (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Our study shows that a structured CLMM enables CPs to perform a high number of medication reviews while detecting and solving MEs at an early stage before they can cause harm to the patient. Based on key quality indicators for medication safety, the complete CLMM provides a suitable framework for the efficient medication management of inpatients.
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- Vivien Berger
- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Hospital Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Improving the usability and usefulness of computerized decision support systems for medication review by clinical pharmacists: A convergent, parallel evaluation. Res Social Adm Pharm 2022; 19:144-154. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2022.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Skalafouris C, Reny JL, Stirnemann J, Grosgurin O, Eggimann F, Grauser D, Teixeira D, Jermini M, Bruggmann C, Bonnabry P, Guignard B. Development and assessment of PharmaCheck: an electronic screening tool for the prevention of twenty major adverse drug events. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2022; 22:146. [PMID: 35642053 PMCID: PMC9154036 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-01885-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Adverse drug events (ADEs) can be prevented by deploying clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that directly assist physicians, via computerized order entry systems, and clinical pharmacists performing medication reviews as part of medical rounds. However, physicians using CDSS are known to be exposed to the alert-fatigue phenomenon. Our study aimed to assess the performance of PharmaCheck—a CDSS to help clinical pharmacists detect high-risk situations with the potential to lead to ADEs—and its impact on clinical pharmacists’ activities.
Methods
Twenty clinical rules, divided into four risk classes, were set for the daily screening of high-risk situations in the electronic health records of patients admitted to our General Internal Medicine Department. Alerts to clinical pharmacists encouraged them to telephone prescribers and suggest any necessary treatment adjustments. PharmaCheck’s performance was assessed using the intervention’s positive predictive value (PPV), which characterizes the proportion of interventions for each alert triggered. PharmaCheck’s impact was assessed by considering clinical pharmacists as a filter for ruling out futile alerts and by comparing the final clinical PPV with a pharmacist (the proportion of interventions that led to a change in the medical regimen) to the final clinical PPV without a pharmacist.
Results
Over 132 days, 447 alerts were triggered for 383 patients, leading to 90 interventions (overall intervention PPV = 20.1%). By risk class, intervention PPVs made up 26.9% (n = 65/242) of abnormal laboratory value alerts, 3.1% (4/127) of alerts for contraindicated medications or medications to be used with caution, 28.2% (20/71) of drug–drug interaction alerts, and 14.3% (1/7) of inadequate mode of administration alerts. Clinical PPVs reached 71.0% (64/90) when pharmacists filtered alerts and 14% (64/242) if they were not doing it.
Conclusion
PharmaCheck enabled clinical pharmacists to improve their traditional processes and broaden their coverage by focusing on 20 high-risk situations. Alert management by pharmacists seemed to be a more effective way of preventing risky situations and alert-fatigue than a model addressing alerts to physicians exclusively. Some fine-tuning could enhance PharmaCheck's performance by considering the information quality of triggers, the variability of clinical settings, and the fact that some prescription processes are already highly secured.
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