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The sustainability of a community pharmacy intervention to improve the quality use of asthma medication
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posted on 2023-05-17, 05:31 authored by Bonnie BereznickiBonnie Bereznicki, Gregory PetersonGregory Peterson, Shane JacksonShane Jackson, Eugene WaltersEugene Walters, Peter GeePeter GeeWhat is known and Objective: A previously published asthma intervention used a software application to data mine pharmacy dispensing records and generate a list of patients with potentially suboptimal management of their asthma; in particular, a high rate of provision of reliever medication. These patients were sent educational material from their community pharmacists and advised to seek a review of their asthma management from their general practitioner. The intervention resulted in a 3-fold improvement in the ratio of dispensed preventer medication (inhaled corticosteroids) to reliever medication (short-acting beta-2 agonists). This follow-up study aimed to determine the longterm effects of the intervention programme on the preventer-to-reliever (P:R) ratio. Methods: The same data mining software was modified so that it could re-identify patients who were originally targeted for the intervention. Community pharmacists who participated in the previous intervention installed the modified version of the software. The dispensing data were then de-identified, encrypted and transferred via the Internet to a secure server. The follow-up dispensing data for all patients were compared with their pre- and post-intervention data collected originally.
Funding
Asthma Foundations of Australia
History
Publication title
Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and TherapeuticsVolume
36Pagination
144-151ISSN
0269-4727Department/School
School of Pharmacy and PharmacologyPublisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing LtdPlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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- Restricted