| Title: |
Pharmacist-led New Medicines Service for cardiovascular patients transitioning to primary care: A real-world study on drug-related problems, satisfaction, and self-efficacy |
| Authors: |
Ensing, Hendrik T.; Kurt, Nelly; Janssen, Ruby; Koster, Ellen S; Heerdink, Eibert Roelof |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Description: |
Background Patients transitioning from hospital to home while starting long-term cardiovascular medicines are likely to experience drug-related problems. The New Medicine Service may support their readmission to primary care. Aim To evaluate the implementation of the NMS on drug-related problems, satisfaction with information and self-efficacy in patients who start with cardiovascular medicines. Secondary objectives included identifying risk factors for DRPs and first-fill discontinuation. Methods A living-lab study in an outpatient pharmacy and 14 community pharmacies in Almere, the Netherlands, involved patients ≥18 years receiving new cardiovascular prescriptions. Two weeks after dispensing, a telephone counseling session aimed to identify and resolve DRPs. Patient satisfaction and self-efficacy were assessed during a follow-up call. First-fill discontinuation was measured using dispensing data, and logistic regression identified risk factors for DRPs. Results Of the 1647 eligible patients, 743 received the NMS. Pharmacist unavailability (33.3%, n=548) led to substantial drop-out. Of all patients, 72.5% experienced ≥1 DRP. NMS improved patients’ satisfaction with information and self-efficacy (p |
| Document Type: |
other/unknown material |
| Language: |
unknown |
| DOI: |
10.21203/rs.3.rs-4731807/v1 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4731807/v1; https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4731807/v1; https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-4731807/v1.html |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A9DED024 |
| Database: |
BASE |