Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention
Authors: Jessica LaFosse, Jessica Dabady, Heather Stamper
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters15 January 2013Effect of a Pharmacist InterventionJessica LaFosse, PharmD, BCPS, Jessica Dabady, PharmD, and Heather Stamper, PharmDJessica LaFosse, PharmD, BCPSFrom Melbourne, Florida., Jessica Dabady, PharmDFrom Melbourne, Florida., and Heather Stamper, PharmDFrom Melbourne, Florida.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-2-201301150-00014 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:The potential bias throughout Kripalani and colleagues' study (1) limits the credibility of the authors' conclusions. In 2006, Schnipper and associates (2) conducted a similar study at one of the same institutions and showed that pharmacists were beneficial in detecting preventable adverse drug events in a similar patient population. However, the present study altered methods enough to reverse Schnipper and associates' conclusion.In Kripalani and colleagues' study, the usual care group allowed either physicians or nurses to provide 1 session of discharge counseling to patients, and medical residents reconciled medication with the option of consulting pharmacists. Therefore, ...References1. Kripalani S, Roumie CL, Dalal AK, Cawthon C, Businger A, Eden SK, et al; PILL-CVD (Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease) Study Group. Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:1-10. [PMID: 22751755] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Schnipper JL, Kirwin JL, Cotugno MC, Wahlstrom SA, Brown BA, Tarvin E, et al. Role of pharmacist counseling in preventing adverse drug events after hospitalization. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:565-71. [PMID: 16534045] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Mueller SK, Sponsler KC, Kripalani S, Schnipper JL. Hospital-based medication reconciliation practices: a systematic review. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1057-69. [PMID: 22733210] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Rife K, Ginty S, Hohner E, Stamper H, Sobota K, Bright D. Remember your MEDS: Medication Education Delivers Success. Innovations in Pharmacy. 2012;3:1-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jessica LaFosse, PharmD, BCPS; Jessica Dabady, PharmD; Heather Stamper, PharmDAffiliations: From Melbourne, Florida.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffect of a Pharmacist Intervention on Clinically Important Medication Errors After Hospital Discharge Sunil Kripalani , Christianne L. Roumie , Anuj K. Dalal , Courtney Cawthon , Alexandra Businger , Svetlana K. Eden , Ayumi Shintani , Kelly Cunningham Sponsler , L. Jeff Harris , Cecelia Theobald , Robert L. Huang , Danielle Scheurer , Susan Hunt , Terry A. Jacobson , Kimberly J. Rask , Viola Vaccarino , Tejal K. Gandhi , David W. Bates , Mark V. Williams , and Jeffrey L. Schnipper , for the PILL-CVD (Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease) Study Group* Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention Sunil Kripalani and Jeffrey L. Schnipper Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention Deirdre T. Criddle Metrics 15 January 2013Volume 158, Issue 2Page: 137KeywordsAdverse reactionsConflicts of interestForecastingHealth careOutpatientsPatientsPharmacists ePublished: 15 January 2013 Issue Published: 15 January 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...