Comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy Documentation in an Out-Patient Cancer Facility
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.v45i3.2628Keywords:
clinical pharmacy, documentation, interventions, oncology, outpatients, workload, charge de travail, oncologie, malades de consultation externe, pharmacie cliniqueAbstract
ABSTRACT
Clinical pharmacy activities that affect patient outcome are a high priority in pharmacy practice. A relatively simple method of documentation for analysis of these clinical pharmacy activities in an out-patient oncology setting is described.
Policies and procedures for clinical pharmacy activities were developed and formalized in an effort to standardize pharmaceutical care in the cancer facility. Consultations or drug information questions originating outside the pharmacy, as well as interventions initiated by a pharmacist were all documented on a comprehensive activity form on a daily basis by each pharmacist. All medication counselling sessions by a pharmacist were also recorded. During a 12 month study period, a total of 1828 activities were recorded. Of these, 343 (18.8%) were pharmacist-initiated interventions to drug therapy. Recommendations were accepted by physicians in 293 (85.4%) of these interventions. In 125 (36.4%) cases, potentially serious negative patient outcomes were avoided by this clinical pharmacy activity.
RÉSUMÉ
Les activités de pharmacie clinique susceptibles d'avoir une incidence sur l'issue de la maladie occupent une place déterminante dans la pratique de la pharmacie. Suit la description d'une méthode relativement simple permettant de documenter et d'analyser ces activités dans un service de consultation externe en oncologie.
On a élaboré et adopté des politiques et des procédures sur les activités de pharmacie clinique en vue d'uniformiser les soins pharmaceutiques à la clinique d'oncologie. Tous les jours, chaque pharmacien notait les consultations et les demandes de renseignement sur les médicaments émanant de l'extérieur, de même qu'il décrivait ses propres interventions au moyen d'un formulaire très détaillé. On a également enregistré toutes les séances d'information sur les médicaments données par les pharmaciens. Au terme de la période expérimentale de douze mois, 1 828 activités avaient été consignées. Sur ce nombre, 343 (18 %) concernaient des interventions du pharmacien sur le traitement. Les médecins ont accepté les recommandations du pharmacien dans 293 cas (85,4 %). Dans 125 de ces cas (36,4%), ces interventions cliniques ont épargné aux malades des effets secondaires potentiellement graves.
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