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Objetivo: Identificar e impulsar iniciativas orientadas a la mejora delmanejo de los pacientes con coagulopatías congénitas por parte de farmaciahospitalaria en el contexto sanitario español.Método: Se identificaron, evaluaron y priorizaron, por parte de un panelde farmacéuticos especialistas en farmacia hospitalaria, iniciativas para lamejora de la atención a los pacientes con coagulopatías congénitas. Lapriorización se realizó en base a la valoración de su impacto y factibilidaden una escala del 1 al 5. Una vez obtenida la priorización de las iniciativas,las de mayor puntuación se agruparon en tres grandes líneas de actuación.Resultados: Se identificaron siete áreas de actividad en las que el papelde los farmacéuticos especialistas en farmacia hospitalaria resulta clavepara el manejo del paciente con coagulopatías congénitas: coordinacióncon el equipo asistencial de pacientes con coagulopatías congénitas;evaluación y selección de medicamentos; dispensación; información yformación al paciente; seguimiento farmacoterapéutico; investigacióne innovación en estas patologías; formación y capacitación continuadadel farmacéutico especialista en farmacia hospitalaria. Se consideraronprioritarias 15 iniciativas por tener una puntuación media de impacto≥ 3,8 y factibilidad ≥ 3,2. Así, el 29,4% de las iniciativas priorizadas pertenecen al ámbito asistencial, el 23,5% a información y formación alpaciente, el 11,8% a evaluación y selección de medicamentos, el 11,8%al seguimiento farmacoterapéutico, el 11,8% a iniciativas transversales, el5,9% a dispensación y el 5,9% a investigación e innovación en el campode las coagulopatías congénitas, mientras que las iniciativas referentesa la formación y capacitación a profesionales no resultaron priorizadas.
Objective: To identify and promote initiatives aimed at improving themanagement by hospital pharmacists of patients with congenital coagulopathiesin the Spanish healthcare context.Method: A series of initiatives to improve the care of patients with congenitalcoagulopathies were identified, evaluated, and prioritized by apanel of hospital pharmacists. Prioritization was based on an assessmentof each initiatives impact and feasibility on a scale of 1 to 5. Once initiativeswere prioritized, those assigned the highest priority were groupedinto three action areas.Results: Seven areas of activity were identified in which the role ofhospital pharmacists is key for the management of patients with congenitalcoagulopathies: coordination with the healthcare team; drug evaluationand selection; dispensing; patient information and education; pharmacotherapeuticfollow-up; research and innovation in the field of congenitalcoagulopathies; and capacity-building and training of hospital pharmacists.Fifteen initiatives were considered a priority, with an average impactscore ≥ 3.8 and a feasibility score ≥ 3.2. A total of, 29.4% of the prioritizedinitiatives corresponded to healthcare, 23.5% to patient informationand education, 11.8% to drug evaluation and selection, 11.8% to pharmacotherapeutic monitoring, 11.8% to cross-sectional initiatives, 5.9% todispensing and 5.9% to research and innovation in the field of congenitalcoagulopathies: In contrast, initiatives related to capacity-building andtraining were not prioritized.Conclusions: Three main action areas were proposed based onthe initiatives identified as high priority for the management of patientswith congenital coagulopathies by a panel of 16 hospital pharmacists.Action areas revolved around specific activities that hospital pharmacydepartments can undertake to contribute to improving the healthcare situationin Spain.
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Humans , Blood Coagulation Disorders , Pharmacy Service, Hospital , Inpatients , Pharmaceutical Services , Pharmacists , Quality of Life , Drug Therapy , Quality of Health CareABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To systematically review guidance documents for the estimation of the social cost of illegal drugs, and to define standards for this estimation. METHOD: A systematic literature search was conducted between April and May 2015 and updated in November 2015. Pubmed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were searched. Studies were included only if they provided indications of analytical methods for calculating the social cost of illegal drugs consumption. RESULTS: A total of 21 papers were selected for a final review. Four main areas of discussion were identified: a) alternative theories for the framework design; b) basic concepts definition; c) theoretical issues in the application of the framework and; d) definition of the cost matrix and its elements. The review exercise enabled the definition of two analytical approaches, which are proposed as references for estimation in the field. CONCLUSIONS: although social cost is a well-established method in the literature, there is a lack of agreement on the most appropriate approaches in the area of estimation of the social cost of illegal drugs consumption. Moreover, the two analytical approaches proposed are aimed at promoting more research focused at sophisticating the methodology in the field.
