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EVALUATION OF A PHARMACIST‐MANAGED ANTICOAGULATION CLINIC
Author(s) -
Cohen Ira A.,
Hutchison Tracy A.,
Kirking Duane M.,
Shue Mary E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1985.tb01130.x
Subject(s) - medicine , warfarin , pharmacist , medical record , emergency medicine , pharmacy , family medicine , atrial fibrillation
SUMMARY Medical records were retrospectively analyzed to evaluate the success of a pharmacist‐managed Anticoagulation Surveillance Clinic (ASC). The 78 patients in group I were followed by the ASC. The 17 patients in Group II were followed by other Veterans Administration Medical Center clinics. Demographic characteristics, warfarin indication and potentially complicating conditions were comparable between the groups. Group I patients had shorter intervals between visits to the clinic than Group II patients. Although not statistically different compared to Group II, Group I patients had better prothrombin time control. Group I patients also had fewer complications per treatment year (6.9% vs 9.0%) and received fewer potentially interacting drugs. The ASC was at least as successful as the other clinics in managing patients on warfarin, and results compared very favorably to those reported in the literature for other anticoagulation clinics.