CompletedNot Applicable

Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority for Resolution of Outpatient Prescription Issues

United States350 participantsStarted 2023-12-15

Plain-language summary

The study aims to document the utility of Methodist Charlton Medical Center (MCMC's)Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP) Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA )utilization for the resolution of outpatient prescription issues. Evaluation of utility will involve describing all EMP-written prescriptions pursuant to resolution of prescription issues realized after discharge.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients at MCMC who had a prescription sent by an EMP between November 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 and a progress note and documenting the reason for the call and action taken by the EMP. Exclusion Criteria: * CPA actions were misclassified as discharge prescription issue resolutions. * Patients with prescriptions pursuant to late culture review, formulation changes not requiring a new prescription, prescription transfers to another pharmacy, or simple retransmission of prescriptions. * Patients documented to have left the ED against medical advice.

What they're measuring

Number of prescriptions and medication types sent to outpatient pharmacies

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06222424

SponsorMethodist Health System

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-01

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