Evaluation of Academic Detailing to Impact Pharmacists' Compliance with an Outpatient Pharmacy Partial Fill Policy.
J Pharm Pract
; 35(3): 352-355, 2022 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-33280508
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Pharmacists' compliance with a medication partial fill policy at a Veterans Affairs healthcare system has been underwhelming. Academic detailing, an educational outreach approach conducted by trained health care professionals to improve patient care, is an attractive method for improving pharmacists' compliance with the policy.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the impact of academic detailing on pharmacists' compliance with the partial fill policy.METHODS:
A pre-post analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of academic detailing outreach visits on pharmacists' compliance with the partial fill policy. Data collection included all partial fill medication orders verified during the study duration. Student's t-test was used to analyze the change in the day supply of partial fills following the academic detailing intervention. Total partial fill drug expense during the pre- and post-intervention phases was calculated as drug cost plus material cost for each partial fill.RESULTS:
A total of 36 (97.3%) pharmacists received an academic detailing outreach visit. Total percentage of partial fills limited to a 7-day supply was significantly increased following academic detailing outreach visits (49.2% pre-intervention vs. 84.2% post-intervention, p-value <0.001). Total partial fill drug expense decreased from $12,144.42 to $9,713.50. Percentage of partial fills limited to a 7-day supply remained significant during the 6-month follow-up period (p-value = 0.03).CONCLUSIONS:
Academic detailing is an effective method for improving pharmacists' compliance with an outpatient pharmacy partial fill policy and decreasing total partial fill drug expense for the pharmacy department.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Farmacias
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Farmacia
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pharm Pract
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos