Collaboration between hospital and community pharmacists to address drug-related problems: The HomeCoMe-program

Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy : RSAP
Hendrik T EnsingMarcel L Bouvy

Abstract

Hospital discharge poses a significant threat to the continuity of medication therapy and frequently results in drug-related problems post-discharge. Therefore, establishing continuity of care by realizing optimal collaboration between hospital and community pharmacists is of utmost importance. To evaluate the collaboration between hospital and community pharmacists on addressing drug-related problems after hospital discharge. A prospective follow-up study was conducted between November 2013-December 2014 in a general hospital and all affiliated community pharmacies. Adult patients, admitted for ≥48 h to the neurology or pulmonology ward were eligible if they used ≥3 chronic prescription drugs and lived in the community pharmacies' service area. The HomeCoMe intervention program was comprised of medication verification and counseling at admission, medication screening by the hospital pharmacist during admission, outpatient pharmacy discharge consultation and support, and a community pharmacist home visit within one week post-discharge. The mean age of the 152 included patients was 67.0 ± 12.6 years and 56.6% were female. A total of 745 DRPs (4.9 ± 2.2 DRPs per patient, range: 0-11) were identified with the need for additional "...Continue Reading

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