Comparative Study of the Performance of Drug Anamneses in an Emergency Department

After the first medical history by the nurse and the emergency physician, the pharmacist and the pharmacy assistant take a detailed history of the patient's medications separately.

After checking with the patient's reference pharmacy, the pharmacist and pharmacy assistant compare their results.

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Key information

Conditions

Medication Adherence Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

GHdC

Charleroi, Hainaut, 6060, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Admission to the emergency care unit
Over 18 years old
Giving consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Patients who do not take medication daily
Unconscious patients

Treatment and study plan

Emergency Care Unit - medicines

Other

The same group of patients admitted to the emergency room will respond separately to a pharmacist and a pharmacy assistant about their daily medication.

The two medical records will be compared in order to evaluate the work of the pharmacy assistant on the basis of 3 sources :

the Electronic Medical Record
the patient's medication history
the reference pharmacy

Primary outcomes

Percentage of identical medication anamneses between pharmacist and pharmacy assistant

Time frame: immediately after admission to the emergency department

A pharmacist and a pharmacy assistant will compare the medication history of all patients who meet the eligibility criteria

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Grand Hôpital de Charleroi

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Study Between a Pharmacy Technician and a Pharmacist in the Performance of Medication Anamneses in Emergency Departments: a Skills Validation Study

Acronym: ProtocoleV4

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Jul 19, 2023
Registry last updated: Feb 23, 2024

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