title: Implementation of a weight management pharmaceutical care service.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Obesity, a national epidemic, is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in the US. Pharmacists can play an integral role in weight management. Offering weight management services provides an opportunity to increase public awareness of pharmaceutical care and attract patients to pharmacy programs.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the implementation and evaluate outcomes of a weight management pharmaceutical care service in a stand alone pharmaceutical care center on a college campus.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review of data was conducted on 289 patient charts to evaluate the change in weight, body mass index (BMI), percent body fat, and weight-related health conditions in patients who participated in the Healthy Habits program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The net change (change in values observed from first to last appointment) in weight was a loss of 1021.8 kg. The maximum weight change (change seen from the first appointment to the lowest value obtained during the program) was a loss of 1530.5 kg. These values correspond to a net mean weight loss of 3.6 kg per patient (10% of baseline weight) and a maximum mean weight loss per patient of 5.5 kg (15% of baseline weight). Eighty-three patients were able to decrease their BMI category and 76 patients had a decrease in risk status from baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center's Healthy Habits program has been successful in helping patients decrease total body weight, BMI, and risk of weight-related complications. In addition, the program has increased the opportunity to identify other pharmaceutical care needs of patients and help establish the role of pharmacists in the management of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. lloydkb@auburn.edu
authors.forename: Kimberly Braxton
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Lloyd
authors.forename: Margaret Ryman
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Thrower
authors.forename: Natasha Boutwell
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: Kem P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.forename: Pamela L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Stamm
authors.forename: R Lee
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009765:Obesity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013664:Teaching Materials; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents