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Document Details : Title: Clinical pharmacy in a multidisciplinar team for chronic pain in adults Author(s): BAUTERS TGM, DEVULDER J, ROBAYS H Journal: Acta Clinica Belgica Volume: 63 Issue: 4 Date: 2008 Pages: 247-250 DOI: 10.2143/ACB.63.4.1002572 Abstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate the role and the impact of a clinical pharmacist as a member of a multidisciplinary pain team. Although physicians have a good knowledge of pharmacotherapy in the field of pain medication, pharmacy interventions were necessary to enhance the quality of prescribing. On a population of 93 patients, a total of 120 interventions were recorded. The different types of interventions included: provision of information (10.0%), clinical intervention (89.2%) and the provision of a specific product (0.8%). Out of the 107 clinical interventions, a total of 95.3 % interventions were accepted by the physicians. The results highlight the clinical importance of the pharmacy in optimizing drug therapy for adult patients with chronic pain. |
