Clinical Pharmacist Services on Admission to a Large Correctional Center

The clinical role of pharmacists in a correctional facility has not been fully described. We report the proportion of patients assessed by a pharmacist within 48 hours of admission to a large correctional facility. Of those assessed, the frequency and type of pharmacist interventions were described. A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients admitted to the Edmonton Remand Center (ERC) from September to November 2017. From 1,500 patients, 518 (34.5%) were assessed by a pharmacist, and 511 (98.6%) of those received one or more pharmacist interventions. Interventions were most commonly health care provider interactions (89.0%) and drug therapy interventions (76.1%). ERC pharmacists assessed a sizable proportion of admitted patients, with most receiving at least one pharmacist intervention.