Medication Adherence
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHEREmergency Care Unit - medicines
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
Sponsors
Grand Hôpital de Charleroi
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of identical medication anamneses between pharmacist and pharmacy assistant | 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 |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed