Role of Clinical Pharmacists in Tumor Pain Management of Palliative Radiotherapy / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of clinical pharmacists in tumor pain management for patients receiving tumor pain palliative radiotherapy. METHODS:In prospective randomized controlled study, 60 patients with tumor pain who received palliative radiotherapy in radiotherapy department of our hospital from June 1,2013 to May 31,2014,according with the selection criteria,were randomized into observation group(30 cases)and control group(30 cases). Clinical pharmacists participated in the treatment of observation group;provided pharmaceutical care for doctors;and recorded drug treatment,pain evaluation,medica-tion compliance,Karnofsky Performance Status(KPS)and quality of life(QOL)of 2 groups. RESULTS:On the 5th day,the pain remission rate of observation group reached 63.3%,and was significantly higher than that(36.7%)of control group(P0.05). At the same time,KPS, QOL and medication adherence were all improved significantly,compared with before treatment(P<0.01 or P<0.05),and medi-cation adherence of observation group was obviously better than that of control group(P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS:The participa-tion of clinical pharmacists in the pain management can obviously improve medication compliance,relieve pain more effectively, and promote rational drug use.