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Albert K, Wilson K, Hasara S. Implementation of a pharmacist toxicology service on treatment of paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose. Clin Toxicol (Phila) 2023; 61:162-165. [PMID: 36892558 DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2164296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Paracetamol is a leading cause of fatality following a toxic ingestion. Individualized treatment is imperative in improving outcomes. Acetylcysteine is the standard of care for paracetamol overdose. Laboratory values and other clinical criteria can be used to guide treatment duration. Our hospital's protocol allows paracetamol overdose to be managed by the emergency department pharmacists. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a pharmacist toxicology service on the management of paracetamol overdose. METHODS This was a single center, retrospective, cohort evaluation. All patients receiving acetylcysteine were divided into pre- and post-implementation groups with data obtained from August 1, 2013 to January 14, 2018 and January 15, 2018 to September 30, 2021, respectively. The primary outcome was the frequency of individualized acetylcysteine therapy. RESULTS A total of 238 patients were screened for inclusion in the study with 120 patients included in the final analysis. There were 60 patients included in each cohort. The frequency of individualized acetylcysteine therapy was significantly higher in the post-implementation group versus the pre-implementation group (85% vs. 60% [95% CI 9.1-39.4; P = 0.002]). CONCLUSIONS The implementation of a pharmacist toxicology service correlated with increased poison center consultation as well as increased frequency of individualized acetylcysteine therapy and decreased number of missed acetylcysteine doses.
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- Kathryn Albert
- Department of Pharmacy, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, FL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Lakeland Regional Health, Lakeland, FL, USA
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[The role of the community and hospital pharmacist in public health prevention in France]. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2022; 80:769-777. [PMID: 35151625 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2022.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION As the healthcare system changes, the pharmacist's place does. In this context the health institutions are looking for improving prevention and so realize how well-placed pharmacists were. For their competences as well as the trust patients are giving, they are serious actors in the implementation of prevention. METHODS We sought to understand which place pharmacists take in prevention policies. Thus, we have proceeded with an analysis of bibliography of the past ten years about articles registered in Medline talking about pharmacist's places in French prevention. RESULTS We have selected 47 articles classified according to San Marco's 3 levels of prevention: universal, oriented or targeted prevention. The pharmacist is involved in universal prevention, cancer screening or the proper use of antibiotics. In targeted prevention, they are specifically interested in the proper use of medicines and their correct prescription to patients. Finally, for targeted prevention, they offer patients therapeutic education adapted to their needs. CONCLUSIONS We can highlight that pharmacists improve consequently the patient's quality of life. They also enhance connections between health care professionals. Thanks to pharmacists, patients can find easy access and reliable health advice and government, trustworthy support for prevention.
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Iranifam M, Toolooe Gardeh Rasht M, Al Lawati HAJ. CuS nanoparticles-enhanced luminol-O 2 chemiluminescence reaction used for determination of paracetamol and vancomycin. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 261:120038. [PMID: 34118521 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A new chemiluminescence (CL) method was proposed to measure two widely used drugs, including paracetamol (PCM) and vancomycin (VAN). The CL reaction used was the CuS nanoparticles (CuS NPs)-luminol-O2 system. In this system, CuS NPs played the role of catalyst and increased the CL intensity. CuS NPs were easily synthesized by quick-precipitation. CuS NPs were characterized by spectroscopic techniques, and the mean size of NPs was estimated to be about 9 nm. In the developed CL methods, PCM and VAN decreased the CL intensity. In the proposed method, the linear concentration ranges were 4.0 × 10-5-4.0 × 10-4 mol L-1 of PCM and 2.0 × 10-5-6.0 × 10-4 mol L-1 of VAN. The limit of detections were 2.9 × 10-5 mol L-1 and 8.9 × 10-6 mol L-1 for PCM and VAN, respectively. The relative standard deviations (RSD) of the CL method were 2.99 and 4.31 (n = 6) for the determination of 3.0 × 10-4 mol L-1 PCM and VAN, respectively. It was also shown that the CL methods can measure PCM and VAN concentrations in various real samples.
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- Mortaza Iranifam
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Box 36, Al-Khod, 123, Oman
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Chemiluminescence reaction of graphene oxide – luminol – dissolved oxygen and its application for determination of isoniazid and paracetamol. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Grézard C, Rivard J, Robinson P, Leboucher G, Charpiat B. Promoting oral potassium administration in a tertiary care hospital: An eleven-year study. ANNALES PHARMACEUTIQUES FRANÇAISES 2018; 77:38-45. [PMID: 30301524 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2018.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Revised: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Potassium is used to treat or prevent hypokalemia and exhibits all the characteristics of an intravenous to oral therapy conversion program. Despite this, the intravenous route for potassium replacement seems frequently unjustified. OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of a conversion program on the use of intravenous and oral galenic forms in a university tertiary care hospital. METHODS Two promotion campaigns were conducted in 2006 and 2009. The following years this was completed by pharmacist interventions during prescription analysis and face-to-face discussions with physicians during ward rounds. The consumption of products containing potassium was obtained by analyzing the hospital's financial database. RESULTS The proportion of the oral route increased from 18% in 2006 to 22% in 2011, and from 25% in 2012 to 44% in 2016; the increase was significantly greater in the second period (P<0.0001). In 2016, in emergency, pulmonology, infectious diseases, and cardiology departments, the proportion of oral use ranged from 57% and 82%. The greatest progression from 2006 to 2016 was found for intensive care (4% vs. 12%) and visceral surgery departments (9% vs. 34%) that increased approximately four-fold, followed by the emergency department (28% vs. 57%) that increased approximately two-fold. CONCLUSION Promoting the oral route for potassium replacement modifies prescriber habits and is followed by a notable increase in the proportion of potassium administered orally irrespective of department type.
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- C Grézard
- Service pharmaceutique, hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, groupement hospitalier Nord, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 04, France
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- Service pharmaceutique, hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, groupement hospitalier Nord, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 04, France
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- Direction de la recherche clinique et de l'innovation, hospices Civils de Lyon, 3, quai des Célestins, 69002 Lyon, France
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- Service pharmaceutique, hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, groupement hospitalier Nord, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 04, France
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- Service pharmaceutique, hospices Civils de Lyon, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, groupement hospitalier Nord, 103, grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69317 Lyon cedex 04, France.
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Charpiat B, Bedouch P, Tod M, Allenet B. Classifying pharmacists' interventions recorded in observational databases: Are they all necessary and appropriate? Res Social Adm Pharm 2017; 13:1184-1185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ali I, Khan AU, Khan J, Kaleem WA, Alam F, Khan TM. Survey of hospital pharmacists’ knowledge regarding acetaminophen dosing, toxicity, product recognition and counselling practices. JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jphs.12148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Iftikhar Ali
- Department of Pharmacy; University of Swabi; Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacy Services; Northwest General Hospital & Research Centre; Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Swabi; Pakistan
- Department of Pharmacy Services; Northwest General Hospital & Research Centre; Peshawar Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy; University of Peshawar; Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy; Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre; Peshawar Pakistan
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- School of Pharmacy; Monash University Malaysia; Bandar Sunway Malaysia
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Pace JB, Nave V, Moulis M, Bourdelin M, Coursier S, Jean-Bart É, Leroy B, Bonnefous JL, Bontemps H, Coutet J, Eyssette C, Pont E. [Prescription of acetaminophen in five French hospitals: What are the practices?]. Therapie 2017; 72:579-586. [PMID: 28336157 DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2017.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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AIM Acetaminophen is widely used in hospital settings and often considered as nontoxic. We conducted a multicentric study in order to evaluate its proper use. METHOD Prescriptions from five general hospitals were analyzed, according to dose adjustments required in renal or liver failure, weight or chronic alcoholism, determined using a literature review. Other criteria have been assessed: indication for parenteral access, accuracy of administration time and pain assessment. RESULTS Among the 1256 analyzed prescriptions, 21% are non-compliants. The main causes of non-compliance (NC) are adjustments to weight and renal failure. Higher NC rates concern chronic alcoholism and liver failure. CONCLUSION Misuse of acetaminophen seems related to a lack of official recommendations concerning dose adjustments. Hospital pharmacists have an important role to play in the promotion of proper use of acetaminophen. Therefore we established a prescribing aid.
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- Jean-Baptiste Pace
- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier Pierre-Oudot, 30, avenue du Médipôle, BP 40348, 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France.
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- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier Pierre-Oudot, 30, avenue du Médipôle, BP 40348, 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
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- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier Pierre-Oudot, 30, avenue du Médipôle, BP 40348, 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Nord-Ouest, 69655 Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Nord-Ouest, 69655 Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Fleyriat, 01012 Bourg-en-Bresse, France
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- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier William-Morey, 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Nord-Ouest, 69655 Villefranche-sur-Saône, France
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- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier William-Morey, 71100 Chalon-sur-Saône, France
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- Service pharmacie, hôpital Les Charmes, 71604 Paray-Le-Monial, France
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- Service pharmacie, centre hospitalier Pierre-Oudot, 30, avenue du Médipôle, BP 40348, 38300 Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
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NCPDP recommendations for dose accumulation monitoring in the inpatient setting: Acetaminophen case model, version 1.0. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2016; 73:1144-65. [PMID: 27267535 PMCID: PMC6477888 DOI: 10.2146/ajhp160215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Best practices and guidance are provided for improved electronic detection and alerting of inadvertent supratherapeutic cumulative doses of acetaminophen and other medications with narrow therapeutic ranges in inpatient settings. SUMMARY Despite the use of medication safety technologies, overdosage and associated sentinel events continue to be serious problems in many inpatient settings. The tools needed to monitor and employ dose alerts, accumulators, and warning systems are available to reduce inadvertent overdose. Required are staff training and the implementation of processes that provide guidance and documentation of the drug reconciliation process from admittance to discharge for safe patient passage through the various transitions of care. Recommendations to achieve optimal patient safety outcomes include the adoption and integration of available technologies with full functionality configured to meet the institution's policies and processes, initial training and retraining of all staff who use these systems, continuing education of the patient care staff on the dosing safety requirements, and assigning a prominent role to the clinical pharmacist in the entire drug-use and reconciliation process. CONCLUSION The key factors contributing to inadvertent overdosage in inpatient settings include a lack of recognition of recommended maximum daily dosages; failure to optimally communicate medication information at transitions of care; failure to optimally implement medication safety technologies, particularly dose accumulator calculation features and associated alerts; and alert fatigue and override.
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Étude prospective en pharmacie du bon usage et de la connaissance du paracétamol pris en automédication. Therapie 2016; 71:287-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2015.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Langebrake C, Ihbe-Heffinger A, Leichenberg K, Kaden S, Kunkel M, Lueb M, Hilgarth H, Hohmann C. Nationwide evaluation of day-to-day clinical pharmacists' interventions in German hospitals. Pharmacotherapy 2015; 35:370-9. [PMID: 25884525 DOI: 10.1002/phar.1578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate the extent and diversity of nationwide data from clinical pharmacists' interventions (PIs) in German hospitals. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. DATA SOURCE The ADKA-DokuPIK German database, a national anonymous self-reported Internet-based documentation system for routine PIs as well as for medication errors reported by German hospital pharmacists. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Data sets from ADKA-DokuPIK entered between January 2009 and December 2012 were analyzed descriptively. A total of 27,610 PIs were entered, mainly by ward-based clinical pharmacists (82.5%). Most of the PIs were performed on surgical wards (37.8%), followed by anesthesiology/intensive care unit/intermediate care unit and internal medicine. The most prevalent therapeutic subgroup that was the trigger for the PIs was antibacterials for systemic use (13.9%), followed by antithrombotic agents, analgesics, drugs for acid-related disorders, and agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system. About a quarter of interventions (23.4%) were performed due to inappropriate use of drugs, followed by use of a wrong dose or administration interval (22.1%), resulting in the most frequently taken actions of change of dose, change of drug, and drug stopped/paused (withheld). Altogether, the implementation rate of the PIs was 85.5%. Underlying medication errors were predominantly classified as "error, no harm" according to the National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention. CONCLUSION For the first time in a European country, our findings show the scope of clinical pharmacist involvement in patient care in daily clinical practice and demonstrate the usefulness and importance of their proactive interventions in the prevention of hazards and risks for hospital inpatients.
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- Claudia Langebrake
- Pharmacy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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