| Interventions to curb the overuse of Acid-suppressive medications on an inpatient general medicine service. | |
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PMID: 20221325 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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PURPOSE: We conducted a study to measure the impact of three sequential levels of intervention on prescribing patterns of acid-suppressive medications (ASMs) on an inpatient internal medicine service at a university hospital. METHODS: THIS RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW COMPARED PRESCRIBING PATTERNS ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIERS: a phase 1 study, conducted one year before the phase 2 intervention study; and three phase 2 interventions. Each group was assessed for the percentage of all patients receiving ASMs and the percentage of patients receiving these drugs with an inappropriate indication. The three phase 2 studies are described in this article. RESULTS: Intervention A (a beginning-of-year lecture to all interns) was not enough to decrease total in-hospital use of these medications, compared with the phase 1 historical controls (62% vs. 66%, respectively); however, it did decrease the rate of inappropriate use from 59% to 37% (P < 0.001). When Intervention B (an early-in-the-month rotation "reminder lecture") was added, the volume of agents used was significantly reduced to 53% (P = 0.025) and the number of inappropriate prescriptions was reduced to 32% (P < 0.001), compared with rates in phase 1. Finally, when Intervention C (a clinical pharmacist making rounds with the health care team on most post-call days) was added to Interventions A and B, the total volume of drug use in the hospital declined to 53% (P = 0.025) and the number of inappropriate prescriptions fell to 19%, compared with rates in phase 1 (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Providing educational lectures for interns was helpful in curbing the inappropriate prescribing of ASMs, but the benefit was augmented when a clinical pharmacist was added to the team. |
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Randolph E Regal; Amanda D Osta; Vikas I Parekh |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: P & T : a peer-reviewed journal for formulary management Volume: 35 ISSN: 1052-1372 ISO Abbreviation: P T Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-03-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9015516 Medline TA: P T Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 86-90 Citation Subset: - |
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