Journal article
Medication-Related Problems Identified Through Continuous Medication Monitoring
Pharmacy, Vol.6(3), p.86
08/20/2018
DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy6030086
PMCID: PMC6164409
PMID: 30127287
Abstract
Community pharmacists performing Continuous Medication Monitoring (CoMM) systematically monitor each new prescription and refill dispensed for medication-related problems. The objectives for this study were to describe medication-related problems identified through CoMM and drug classes involved in problems. This 12-month pilot study used dispensing and clinical records from a single independent U.S. community pharmacy. Clinical records contain medication-related problems documented by the pharmacists. Problems identified for patients filling at least one prescription at the pharmacy and having at least one medication-related problem during the study period were included. A total of 8439 medication-related problems were identified for 1566 patients, an average of 5.4 problems per patient. Over 63% of problems were nonadherence. The drug class most often involved in problems was the central nervous system and analgesic class. Community pharmacists performing CoMM identified medication-related problems that might otherwise have gone undetected.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Medication-Related Problems Identified Through Continuous Medication Monitoring
- Creators
- Amber M Goedken - College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. amber-goedken@uiowa.eduSharon Huang - College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. sharon-huang@uiowa.eduRandal P McDonough - Towncrest Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. mcdonough@towncrest.comMichael J Deninger - Towncrest Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA. deninger@towncrest.comWilliam R Doucette - College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. william-doucette@uiowa.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pharmacy, Vol.6(3), p.86
- DOI
- 10.3390/pharmacy6030086
- PMID
- 30127287
- PMCID
- PMC6164409
- NLM abbreviation
- Pharmacy (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2226-4787
- eISSN
- 2226-4787
- Publisher
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/20/2018
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984065320302771
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