Article
Clinical and economic effects of pharmacy services in a geriatric ambulatory care clinic
Pharmacotherapy
(2000)
Abstract
Pharmacy services were introduced in an established multidisciplinary geriatric ambulatory clinic. The pharmacist collaborated with primary care providers to optimize patients' drug regimens. Over 8 months there were 250 patient visits to the clinic. Traditional medical care was provided at 144 (57.6%) of these visits and traditional medical care plus pharmacist evaluation was provided at 106 (42.4%). The pharmacist identified 220 potential and actual drug-related problems. Acceptance of pharmacist-recommended changes in drug therapy was 98.6%. A mean reduction of 3.4 agents/patient was achieved in the intervention group (p<0.0001). Clinical outcomes of changes in drug therapy were neutral or positive in 99.5% of cases. Pharmacy services resulted in net savings of $7788 annually.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2000
DOI
10.1592/phco.20.15.1198.34581
Citation Information
Sybelle A Blakey and Julie Hixson-Wallace. "Clinical and economic effects of pharmacy services in a geriatric ambulatory care clinic" Pharmacotherapy Vol. 20 Iss. 10 (2000) p. 1198 - 1203 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jahixson/4/