Pharmacist Interventions in the Medication Management Process by Robin Kinnear, UCSD PharmD Student

Conference:  UCSD School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy

Abstract:  PURPOSE: The objectives of the proposed research were to 1) describe the pharmacist and practice demographics of a newly formed practice-based research network, and 2) document the frequency and type of interventions made by pharmacists during the medication management process.

Key findings:  Pharmacist interventions to ensure medication safety occur frequently across community and inpatient pharmacy settings. Patient counseling about medication and insurance coverage processing are common interventions in the community setting; whereas interventions about medication selection and dosage recommendation are common in the inpatient setting. Between one-third to over half of interventions require contacting physicians.