Pharmacist Recommendations Clinical Trial
Clinical pharmacy has played a role in Emergency Departments (ED). The presence of
pharmacists have been shown to reduce medication errors and improve the medication history
taken at admission. In Denmark a recent study revealed that clinical pharmacists identified
medication problems in 25% of all admission to the ED, of which 47 % were considered to be
serious.
However, the pharmacist recommendations are of little value if they are not acknowledged or
followed by the physicians.
The aim of the present study was to analyze how often and under which circumstances the
physicians made use of pharmaceutical recommendations in an ED with a mixed patient
population with special attention to those recommendations, which were of significant or
disastrous importance.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 301 |
| Est. completion date | March 2009 |
| Est. primary completion date | March 2009 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 15 Years and older |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - all acute admissions to emergency department who were treated with one or more drugs Exclusion Criteria: - children less than 15 years. |
Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Kolding Sygehus | Kolding |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| University of Southern Denmark |
Denmark,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | number of pharmacist recommendations | up to 48 hours after admission | No |