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[Outpatient medication usage during hospitalization].
Florence Federspiel1, Eric Caudron, Rui Batista
1Service de Pharmacie, Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Paris.
Presse Medicale (Paris, France : 1983)
|January 31, 2007
Summary
Many hospitalized patients use their own outpatient medications, sometimes without staff awareness. Interventions like computerized prescriptions and better admission inquiries can reduce this practice.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacology
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Patient Safety
Context:
- Patients frequently bring and use outpatient medications during hospitalization.
- This practice can occur without medical staff notification.
- A significant portion of these medications are available within the hospital pharmacy.
Purpose:
- To determine the frequency and context of outpatient medication use by hospitalized patients.
- To identify strategies for minimizing this medication use during hospital stays.
Summary:
- A prevalence study at Saint Joseph's Hospital found 61% of patients brought outpatient prescription medications, with 36% using them during their stay.
- In 75% of cases where patients used their own medications, these drugs were available from the hospital pharmacy.
- Use sometimes occurred without informing healthcare professionals.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for improved medication reconciliation processes.
- Suggests technological and organizational changes to enhance patient safety and medication management.
- Emphasizes the importance of patient education regarding medication use during hospitalization.
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