TY - JOUR
T1 - Value added
T2 - Solving prescription problems
AU - Fielding, D.
AU - Hill, D.
AU - Stratton, T.
AU - McKelvey, S.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - A pilot study in greater Vancouver documented how pharmacists in five community pharmacies intervene to resolve prescription problems. Of 2,448 new prescriptions reviewed, 109 contained at least one problem, categorized as a prescription deficiency, prescription error, drug interaction, or deficiency in patient understanding. Sixty-one per cent of problems detected were prescription deficiencies. Pharmacists resolved most problems with requests for clarification, changes or additional information. A panel of six judges evaluated all problems for their potential to cause patients harm if left unresolved. Most arose from errors of omission with little potential to cause harm, the judges said. At the time of this study no Canadian data had been published documenting prescription problems and community pharmacist interventions.
AB - A pilot study in greater Vancouver documented how pharmacists in five community pharmacies intervene to resolve prescription problems. Of 2,448 new prescriptions reviewed, 109 contained at least one problem, categorized as a prescription deficiency, prescription error, drug interaction, or deficiency in patient understanding. Sixty-one per cent of problems detected were prescription deficiencies. Pharmacists resolved most problems with requests for clarification, changes or additional information. A panel of six judges evaluated all problems for their potential to cause patients harm if left unresolved. Most arose from errors of omission with little potential to cause harm, the judges said. At the time of this study no Canadian data had been published documenting prescription problems and community pharmacist interventions.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027738729
SN - 1715-1635
VL - 126
SP - 505
EP - 508
JO - Canadian Pharmacists Journal
JF - Canadian Pharmacists Journal
IS - 10
ER -