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Objective: Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) can affect a patient’s quality of life and make them resistant to the treatment. We created an electronic patient reported outcome ePRO-linked pharmaceutical management system (PMS) for CINV (CINVePRO) for storing information, such as nausea and vomiting status, food intake, etc., and suggesting the type of anti-nausea medication and dosage changes to the physicians for controlling CINV.Design: At the Gifu University Hospital, the collaborative research institute, inpatients and pharmacists in charge used CINVePRO-PMS, and a questionnaire survey was done to assess the system’s reliability.Methods: The daily entry of data into CINVePRO shows the number and duration of vomiting, degree of nausea, and amount of food consumed and displays a list and graph of these data over time. The PMS enables pharmacists to list the presence or absence of nausea and the number of vomiting for all patients in their charge and record the intervention and display its list.Results: The questionnaire was distributed to 17 inpatients. All patients and pharmacists answered the questionnaire. According to the results of the questionnaire survey of patients, each screen of CINVePRO received a good evaluation that mentioned it was “easy to understand,” “easy to use,” and “especially useful for communicating one’s symptoms.” In addition, the results of a questionnaire survey of the pharmacists revealed that the system was rated as easy to check the patients’ symptoms and practical to use.Conclusion: CINVePRO-PMS was evaluated as a convenient and applicative system. However, linking CINVePRO to the electronic medical record of each hospital is necessary for sharing it among multiple professions.
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Objective:To analyze the effects of prescription reviews of key monitored drugs using the drug regulatory platform in a district of Shanghai, and the influencing factors for the rate of unqualified prescriptions.Methods:A drug regulatory platform in a district in Shanghai began to implement prescription reviews since June 2018, extracting the reviewed prescriptions of all key monitored drugs and related information from June to December. Taking the unqualified rate of prescription in June as the baseline data, the χ2 test and the logistics regression model were used for data analysis. Results:From June to December 2018, clinical pharmacists reviewed 19 084 outpatient and emergency prescriptions and 10 607 inpatient prescriptions. The unqualified rates of outpatient and emergency prescriptions and inpatient prescriptions dropped from 16.52% and 23.28% in June to 4.45% and 13.80% in December, respectively. Logistics regression analysis showed that the rate of unqualified reviews of outpatient and emergency prescriptions was lower than that of inpatient prescriptions, and the rate of unqualified prescriptions in hospital was significantly lower than that in community health service centers; the rate of unqualified prescriptions for auxiliary drugs and nutritional drugs was significantly lower than that of antibacterial drugs.Conclusions:The prescription reviews of key monitored drugs can effectively promote the rational use of drugs. In the future, it is recommended to strengthen technical support for community health service centers and professional training for clinicians and pharmacists.
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Objective: In order to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and maximize the benefit/risk ratio, patient follow-up after medication is imperative. Such follow-up includes medical adherence, drug efficacy, early detection and treatment of adverse events. All pharmacy pharmacists should, at their service counter, select and correctly identify the most noticeable symptoms of adverse drug reactions for the patient, especially with their other roles and responsibilities. Thus, we evaluated the usefulness of M*Adhere SPEHEC® in pharmaceutical management.Methods: During the month of April 2019, 21 pharmacists at six pharmacies responded to the survey.Results: Of 21 pharmacists, 18 (85.7%) stated that the efficiency and/or quality of pharmacotherapy management had improved. The system enabled evidence-based identification of drug adverse event symptoms, and the time for pharmaceutical care was reduced by an average of 2 min.Conclusion: Based on these results, M*Adhere SPEHEC® was confirmed to be highly useful in improving the efficiency and quality of pharmaceutical management for patient follow-up.
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OBJECTIVE：To provide reference for establi shing evidence-based pharmaceutical management and assessment system in China. METHODS ：Through literature study and new medical policy interpretation ，the development course of hospital-based health technology assessment （HB-HTA）and its application in pharmaceutical management at home and abroad were traced；the development prospect of HB-HTA in China ’s hospital drug management was discussed. RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS： The HB-HTA makes scientific evaluation on the process of access and use of medical technology ，so as to optimize the allocation of hospital resources and ensure the quality of medical treatment. Foreign countries have used HB-HTA to assist the decision-making of hospitals. China ’s HB-HTA is still in its initial stage and lags behind the international leading level. As effective means for cost control and quality improvement ，HB-HTA should be applied in drug management and assessment system as soon as possible；it is necessary to explore suitable drug assessment mode （i.g. ambassaclor mode ，Mini-HTA mode ，internal committee mode，HB-HTA unit mode ），strengthen HTA personnel training ，establish HTA methodology （such as Mini-HTA mode assessment tool included outline ，general information ，general methods ，multi-structure evaluation results ，discussion，conclusions and recommendations），pay more attention to it and promote the transformation of achievements.
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OBJECTIVE: To discuss the new ideas and new methods of pharmaceutical management of cancer hospital based on the background of the new health care reform. METHODS: Read and summarize the effective management measures and methods carried out by clinical pharmacists in cancer quality control in recent years of several countries, to discussthe new ideas of the pharmacy administration quality control according to China's health care reform policy at the same time. RESULTS: Oncology pharmacists have more extensive work and space on quality control, but the number of oncology pharmacists is insufficient. CONCLUSION: Various ways are attempted by oncology pharmacists on quality control depend on existing conditions of hospital, to insure clinical medication safe, effective, economy and appropriate.
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The hospital improved its rationality of medication by means of better pharmaceutical management ,full-course supervision of drug use ,and clarified responsibility system. It holds that IT means can play an early warning role for the rational medication ,while orchestrated work of section , departments and measured can improve the rationality and ensure patient safety .
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Objective To evaluate the current status of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) pharmacy in state-run hospitals in Jiading district in order to improve the quality of TCM pharmacy management.Methods 16 medical institutions were investigated.Among them, there are 1 traditional Chinese medicine hospital, 3 general hospitals and 12 community health centers.The survey includes pharmacy area, TCM sales, TCM species, rules and regulations, staffing and so on.Results The amount of TCM in Jiading district public medical institutions met the demand, but pharmacy area did not meet the state standard.Pharmacy-related regulations were not sound.Decocting of TCM lacked supervision.Continuing education content needs to be updated.Conclusion Pharmaceutical management of TCM in Jiading district has room for improvement.Corrective actions in accordance with the relevant provisions are recommended.
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OBJECTIVE:To describe the effect of Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Management Quality Control Center(JPMQCC)on promoting the rational use of antibacterial agents in hospitals. METHODS:Measures in promoting the rational use of antibacterial agents taken by JPMQCC were introduced. Effect of quality control center on promoting the rational use of antibacterial agents was analyzed by collecting data(such as antibacterial prescription proportion,inpatients'use rate of antibacterial agents)about the clini-cal use of antibacterial agents during Jan. 2014-Jan. 2017 in"Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Management Quality Control Network Report-ing System"established by JPMQCC. RESULTS:Measures implemented and developed by quality center included strictly imple-menting classification management and filing system of antibacterial agents,and carrying out basic information survey for applying antibacterial agents,etc. Applying data of antibacterial agents in totally 65 hospitals were collected. Analysis results showed,com-pared with Jan. 2014,antibacterial prescription proportion for outpatient of sample hospitals in Jan. 2017 was decreased from 18.37% to 14.63%,and antibacterial prescription proportion for emergency was increased from 34.94% to 37.92%. Inpatients'use rate of antibacterial agents was decreased from 56.11%to 51.28%,and its intensity was decreased from 49.74 to 44.13. The preven-tive use rate for thyroid,breast and hernia surgery was decreased from 35.27% to 8.88%,and in interventional surgery diagnosis, it was decreased from 12.55% to 2.46%. Pathogenic detection rate of inpatients was increased from 48.44% to 54.60%. CONCLU-SIONS:The quality control management in JPMQCC for more than 3 years has promoted the rational use of antibacterial agents of 65 hospitals in Jiangsu province.
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<b>Case report：</b>A 69 year-old man with an end-stage lung carcinoma had difficulty to come to our out-patient clinic due to severe pain and familial reasons. The reports from his sister were limited and his condition seemed no improvement. A certified palliative care pharmacist visited his home to assess his current status and situation in detail in order to provide better care for him. <b>Result：</b>Direct and accurate assessment of his pain status and compliance to his medication allowed our palliative team to provide tailored instructions and alleviate his suffering. Home visit helped to create better communication between the patient and the team and relieve his anxiety. The information from the visit provided his doctor with objective assessment of his current situation, which resulted in tailored prescriptions. This whole process was also effective to his smooth admission when he finally deteriorated. <b>Summary：</b>Home visit assessment and management by hospital pharmacists was very useful to the patients who have difficulty to come to the clinic by improving his quality of home life and sharing his social and clinical information between the out-patient clinic and the hospital. The home visit can be a good option for such patients.
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PREAVOID is pharmaceutical intervention that is utilized to illustrate pharmacists’ contributions to medical care. Currently, there is a great need for pharmacists to provide good medical services to inpatients; as a result, many pharmacists conduct pharmaceutical management in hospital wards. However, pharmacists who have limited experience in working in the ward do not know exactly what they should check with respect to pharmaceutical management. To resolve this problem, we determined 16 pharmaceutical-management items based on PREAVOID that was conducted at Nagara Medical Center. Moreover, we conducted a pre-questionnaire survey assessing whether pharmacists who had worked in the ward for fewer than 4 years attended to these 16 check items in their daily work prior to our introducing the list to them. The results indicated that pharmacists who had fewer than 2 years of experience working in wards attended to the 16 check items less than those who had more than 2 years of experience, and approximately half of the pharmacists had not received adequate guidance before beginning work at the ward. In addition, most pharmacists indicated that clear check points were useful for conducting pharmaceutical management and the 16 check items were useful for their daily work. These results indicate that the 16 check items are a useful educational tool for enabling pharmacists to conduct high quality pharmaceutical management from the initial stage and that using the 16 check items is superior to pharmacists only gaining this ability via prolonged experience working in the ward.
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With the development of the medicine industry and the expansion of global commu-nication and cooperation , more and more Chinese higher vocational college students who major in pharmaceutical management and administration are aware of the demands and are trying to master English for Specific Purpose (ESP) for their better future development. The necessity, course orienta-tion, curriculum design and teaching method for opening ESP course in pharmaceutical management and administration major of higher vocational college were studied in this paper.
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Objective To assess effectiveness of implementation of non-pharmaceutical treatment in a standardized community-based hypertension management program in China.MethodsA protocol of standardized community-based hypertension management was developed based on current guidelines for prevention and treatment of hypertension in China.Physicians in community health-care service centers at the grassroots across China were trained in a standardized way using this protocol during 2005 to 2008,and then the trainees were required to manage hypertensive patients according to the protocol.Hypertensive patients eligible for criteria of inclusion and under management for more than one year were analyzed to observe changes in their behavioral risk factors,pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment,and effectiveness of blood pressure lowering.ResultsBy the end of 2008,a total of 29 411 hypertensive patients had been managed for one year according to the protocol and 20 077 patients with complete data (47.1％ for male)with mean age of 61±11 years were eligible for analysis.After standardized management of one year,prevalence of smoking,alcohol drinking and proportion of patients who preferred salty diet decreased from 17.7 percent,18.1 percent and 32.8 percent to 8.9 percent,8.7 percent and 15.8 percent,respectively(P＜0.01).Srstolic blood pressure(BP)decreased by 11.6[95％confidence interval(CI)10.8-12.4]mm Hg(1 mm Hg=0.133 kPa),13.7(95％CI 13.3-14.1)mm Hg and 15.2(95％CI14.8-15.6)mmHg in the patients with non-pharmaceutical therapy,pharmaceutical therapy and both,respectively；and diastolic BP decreased by 7.5(95％CI6.9-8.1)mm Hg,8.3(95％CI8.1-8.5)mmHg and 8.0(95％CI7.8-8.2)mm Hg in the three groups,respectively.During the one-year period of management,proportion of the patients with appropriate non-pharmaceutical therapy increased continuously.By the end of one-year management,59.5 percent of smoked patients were required to quit their smoking,55.5 percent of alcohol drinkers were required to limit their drinking,52.3 percent of overweight and obese patients were required to reduce their weight and 47.3 percent of patients with physical exercises less than three times a week were required to increase their regular physical activity.However,certain proportion of the patients with risk factors did not receive appropriate non-pharmaceutical therapy.Conclusion Guideline-oriented hypertension management succeeded in lifestyle changes among the patients,but it is a gradual process to its full implementation.
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Recently, the number of outpatients who visit the hospital only for the examination is increased in Ofuna Chuo hospital. It is important that the pharmacists manage the contrast media used to these outpatients for the rational drug therapy. However, there are a few hospitals where the pharmacists work in the laboratory. Therefore, we investigated the effect of the providing drug information by pharmacists to the patients received magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the laboratory. The subjects were consisted of 38 patients who were taken with Bothdel®Oral Solution 10 during receiving MRCP. The pharmacist instructed the patients about Bothdel®Oral Solution 10 before MRCP. The percentage of patients who were already treated with the other drugs was 92.0%. The 4 patients were taken the drugs interacted with Bothdel®Oral Solution 10 and then were able to prevent the drug interaction by the pharmacist. Also, the patients were taken the questionnaire form about the adverse events of this drug and sent it to the pharmacy by mail after more than 5 days. As the results, the gastrointestinal symptoms such as a loose stool and a diarrhea were reported 28.5% of the patients. In addition, as the adverse events other than listed in the package insert, epigastric distress, heaviness of the head and hot flash, were shown in each of a patient, respectively. In conclusion, it was very important that the pharmacists provide the information of rational use of contrast media to the patients who received examination.
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OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for the revision of regulations on drug import and export stated in Pharmaceutical Management Law.METHODS:The Federal Food,Drug and Cosmetic Act(FD&CA) and regulations and procedures on drug import & export were reviewed.Then literature analysis and comparison research were adopted in study.RESULTS:Complete legal system for drug import and exports were established in USA.With multiple revision and supplement,items in FD&CA were comprehensive and explicit,which standardized the behavior of import and export and increased sales.CONCLUSIONS:The management for drug import and export should further be strengthened in China with a focus on improving Pharmaceutical Management Law.The most important thing is to implement full supervision on drug imports with flexible import procedure and regulations,and enhance the management for exporting drugs and specific medicines.
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OBJECTIVE: To study the feasibility of conducting hospital pharmaceutical inspection by pharmacy pharmaceutical management group.METHODS: The experience of conducting hospital pharmaceutical inspection including monitoring the drug control in clinical departments,supervising the drug control in pharmacy department and monitoring rational use of drugs was introduced.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: Pharmaceutical inspection promoted drug management in pharmacy and clinical departments,improved the rational use of drugs,and strengthened the relationship between pharmacy and clinical departments,which deserves to be popularized.
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OBJECTIVE:To standardize prescription management and to promote rational drug use.METHODS:The "Prescription Management Method" was implemented,and the role of pharmaceutical management committee was brought into full play by strengthening pharmaceutical management and building up the long-term supervision mechanism.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS:Due to the building up of a series of new measures such as the 3-level supervision mechanism,the pharmaceutical management in our sanatorium area has achieved remarkable efficacy.However,there are some shortages which remain to be improved.
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OBJECTIVE:To improve the research level of hospital pharmaceutical management in China in order to pro-mote the pharmaceutical care in hospital.METHODS:298published articles on pharmaceutical management between2002and2003were collected and analyzed.The differences were compared between Chinese and American research papers.RESULTS&CONCLUSION:Chinese articles mainly dealt with drug management,including drug use,preparation management and drug purchase,and the research methods used in these articles were less scientific,while the research methodology in U.S studies is worthy of learning.
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Clinical pharmaceutical services include: rounds by clinical pharmacists, monitoring of dynamics and adverse effects of drugs, pharmaceutical information services and analyses on use of drugs. Considering the difficulties that clinical pharmacists have encountered in clinical pharmaceutical services like ward rounds and different clinical knowledge structures, corresponding measures have been taken to assess the work load of clinical pharmacists so as to bring into full play the role of clinical pharmacists in clinical pharmaceutical treatment and information services.
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Objective To understand the types and prices of drugs in outpatient pharmacies and retail pharmacies, study their differences and provide corresponding suggestions on policies. Methods The types and prices of drugs in 7 pharmacies and 8 hospital outpatient pharmacies in 4 provinces were studied and compared. Results Significant differences were found in the types and prices of drugs in these outpatient pharmacies and retail pharmacies. Retail pharmacies might fail to fill 60% of the physician prescriptions. The quality and price control of drugs in outpatient pharmacies was different from that in retail pharmacies. The types and prices of drugs in outpatient pharmacies were different from those in retail pharmacies. Many drugs independently-priced were extremely high. Pharmaceutical departments of hospitals had abundant senior and qualified pharmaceutical personnel whose pharmaceutical expertise was far superior to that of retail pharmacies. Conclusion There was a significant difference between outpatient pharmacies and retail pharmacies. Under the circumstances, it is not yet feasible to release policies and regulations that would separate pharmacies from hospitals or encourage outpatients to fill their prescriptions in retail pharmacies. Medical institutions should further standardize their purchases of drugs as well as prescriptions by physicians.