A newly developed assessment tool on collaborative role of doctor–pharmacist in patient medication management
Journal Title: Family Medicine & Primary Care Review - Year 2016, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
Background. Poor communication is one of the most important common factor contributing to medication errors.Despite their common history, there are many intellectual and practical differences between the professions of medicine and pharmacy that eventually affects patient care and health outcomes. Objectives. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the coordination and teamwork between pharmacist and doctor to provide betterment in the care of the patient health. Material and methods. A questionnaire of 10 questions was developed each for the patient, pharmacist and doctor posted on District Hospital, Moradabad (U.P.), India and data collected from the patient and medical professionals through questionnaire were analyzed for collaborative role of doctor-pharmacist with respect to patient care. The results were analyzed using Graph Pad Prism 5. Results. The data obtained from the questionnaire highlights a significant effort between pharmacist and doctors. However,some patients often doubt in the skills of pharmacist for treatment outcome, but the majority of people responds positive to doctor-pharmacist role as they prove to be fruitful in removing medication errors. Conclusions. To facilitate the patient care, doctor-pharmacist alliance is necessary, desired and should be motivated as professed by the respondents. Collaboration is an important element of effective patient-focused health care delivery
Authors and Affiliations
Mayur Porwal, Lokpal Singh, Arvind Kumar, Vaibhav Rastogi, Kamal Maheshvari, Saurabh Sharma
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