Pharmacotherapy interventions undertaken by pharmacists in the Fleetwood phase III study: the role of process control.

Full Abstract

BACKGROUND:
The Fleetwood Model incorporates prospective review, direct communication with the prescriber, and formalized pharmacotherapy planning in patients at highest risk for medication-related problems.

OBJECTIVES:
To describe the intervention activities performed by consultant pharmacists and dispensing pharmacists in the context of the Fleetwood Phase III Study.

METHODS:
We report on a total of 4272 residents living in 12 nursing homes included in the intervention arm of the demonstration project. The intervention period was January through December 2004. Using pharmacotherapy planning software with a Web-based interface, daily interchange of information from the commercial pharmacy software, as well as laptop-based software for use in the nursing homes, pharmacists documented the reason for the intervention, the level of service, and the extent to which the recommendations were accepted.

RESULTS:
There were 2118 Fleetwood interventions performed on 4272 residents (intervention rate:
9.48/100 resident months), with 81% of interventions performed by consultant pharmacists. The top 5 reasons for Fleetwood interventions by dispensing pharmacists were:
missing information/clarification needed (19.8%), drug-age precautions (14.4%), excessive duration alert (9.5%), suboptimal regimen (8.7%), and laboratory test needed (7.3%). The top 5 reasons for involvement of the consultant pharmacists were:
laboratory test needed (13.1%), missing information/clarification needed (13%), unnecessary drug (10.3%), product selection opportunity (10.3%), and excessive duration alert (9.1%).

CONCLUSIONS:
Extending the federally mandated medication review process in nursing homes to incorporate elements of the Fleetwood Model is possible. The recommendation acceptance rates for pharmacist interventions are high.

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Author information

Author/s: Lapane, Kate L (KL); Hughes, Carmel M (CM);

Affiliation: Department of Community Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Kate_Lapane(-atsign-)Brown.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (Ann Pharmacother), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 40 (issue 9) : pp 1522-6

Dates: Created 2006/08/30; Completed 2006/10/19; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16882872, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Community Pharmacy Services - standards
Humans
Nursing Homes - standards
Pharmacists

Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods
Prospective Studies
Referral and Consultation - standards
Risk Factors

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