Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06222424
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority for Resolution of Outpatient Prescription Issues
The study aims to document the utility of Methodist Charlton Medical Center (MCMC's)Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP) Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA )utilization for the resolution of outpatient prescription issues. Evaluation of utility will involve describing all EMP-written prescriptions pursuant to resolution of prescription issues realized after discharge.
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Conditions
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
Use of an EMP CPA, which allows for broad prescriptive authority, will assist Emergency Department (ED )workflow by preventing a significant volume of new prescriptions needing to be sent by physician and mid-level providers. Will improve rates of ED re-visits. In addition, this Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) will not be associated with a large volume of new prescription errors.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Patients at MCMC who had a prescription sent by an EMP between November 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 and a progress note and documenting the reason for the call and action taken by the EMP.
Exclusion criteria
- CPA actions were misclassified as discharge prescription issue resolutions.
- Patients with prescriptions pursuant to late culture review, formulation changes not requiring a new prescription, prescription transfers to another pharmacy, or simple retransmission of prescriptions.
- Patients documented to have left the ED against medical advice.
Treatment and study plan
outpatient prescription issues
OtherEvaluation of utility will involve describing all Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP)-written prescriptions pursuant to resolution of prescription issues realized after discharge
Primary outcomes
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Number of prescriptions and medication types sent to outpatient pharmacies
Time frame: 2 years
Number of prescriptions and medication types sent to outpatient pharmacies by EMPs pursuant to outpatient prescription issue resolution.
Secondary outcomes
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Number of patients returning with complaint or diagnosis related to EMP generated prescriptions
Time frame: 2 years
Proportion of patients returning with a complaint or diagnosis related to index EMP-generated prescriptions at three and six-month time points
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Methodist Health System
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Registry information
Official study title
Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority for Resolution of Outpatient Prescription Issues: A Descriptive Study
Important dates
- Study start
- 2023
- Primary completion
- 2026
- Study completion
- 2026
- First posted
- Jan 24, 2024
- Registry last updated
- Mar 23, 2026
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