Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention
Authors: Sunil Kripalani, Jeffrey L. Schnipper
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2013)

Letters15 January 2013Effect of a Pharmacist InterventionSunil Kripalani, MD, MSc and Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPHSunil Kripalani, MD, MScFrom Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. and Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPHFrom Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-2-201301150-00015 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We agree with Ms. Criddle that it is important to consider context when interpreting the results of the PILL-CVD (Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease) study. Patients may indeed have difficulty retaining information provided before discharge. This should not lead us to abandon education but rather to provide it longitudinally and in collaboration with primary care. We also agree that these types of interventions should focus on patients most likely to benefit and be matched to the patients' needs (for example, where the barrier to safe medication use is a knowledge deficit, an educational intervention is ...References1. 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 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 Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc; Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPHAffiliations: From Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M11-2442. 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 Deirdre T. Criddle Effect of a Pharmacist Intervention Jessica LaFosse , Jessica Dabady , and Heather Stamper Metrics 15 January 2013Volume 158, Issue 2Page: 137-138KeywordsCardiovascular diseasesConflicts of interestDisclosureDrug safetyHealth careLiteracyPatientsPharmacistsSafety studiesSoftware tools ePublished: 15 January 2013 Issue Published: 15 January 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...