Clinical pharmacy in a multidisciplinar team for chronic pain in adults.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the role and the impact of a clinical pharmacist as a member of a multidisciplinary pain team. Although physicians have a good knowledge of pharmacotherapy in the field of pain medication, pharmacy interventions were necessary to enhance the quality of prescribing. On a population of 93 patients, a total of 120 interventions were recorded. The different types of interventions included: provision of information (10.0%), clinical intervention (89.2%) and the provision of a specific product (0.8%). Out of the 107 clinical interventions, a total of 95.3 % interventions were accepted by the physicians. The results highlight the clinical importance of the pharmacy in optimizing drug therapy for adult patients with chronic pain.
Bauters
T G M
TG
Ghent University Hospital, Dep. Pharmacy,-1 K12, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. tiene.bauters@uzgent.be
Devulder
J
J
Robays
H
H
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010601:Pharmacology, Clinical; D012189:Retrospective Studies