PMID: 16615703Apr 18, 2006Paper

Assessment of a fax document for transfer of medication information to family physicians and community pharmacists caring for hemodialysis outpatients

CANNT Journal = Journal ACITN
Karen D Riley, Lori D Wazny

Abstract

Studies have clearly identified the outpatient dialysis population as one that is at high risk for drug-related problems. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether a fax document was useful for community pharmacies and family physicians to notify these health care providers that their patient was receiving hemodialysis, to update medication and allergy records, provide dosing information on antibiotics and drugs to avoid, facilitate communication from the hemodialysis unit, and to decide if this was a worthwhile project to continue on an on-going basis. Fax documents were sent to community pharmacists and family physicians of 70 hemodialysis patients from two different hemodialysis satellite units. The fax document consisted of a brief cover letter with contact numbers, a copy of the patient's medication and allergy list, a table of appropriate antibiotic doses and medications to avoid in dialysis, and a survey to evaluate this project's usefulness. Fisher's exact test was used to determine whether there were any significant differences between the family physician and community pharmacist responses. The survey response rate was 37%. Ninety-five per cent (20/21) of family physicians and 81% (22/27) of community pharma...Continue Reading

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