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Greater Effect of Enhanced Pharmacist Care on Cholesterol Management in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Planned Subgroup Analysis of the Study of Cardiovascular Risk Intervention by Pharmacists (SCRIP)
Author(s) -
Simpson Scot H.,
Johnson Jeffrey A.,
Biggs Rosemarie S.,
Tsuyuki Ross T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1592/phco.24.4.389.33169
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , pharmacist , framingham risk score , dyslipidemia , clinical endpoint , odds ratio , subgroup analysis , randomized controlled trial , diabetes management , type 2 diabetes , pharmacy , disease , endocrinology , family medicine , confidence interval
Study Objective. To determine the effect of enhanced pharmacist care on cholesterol management in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. Methods. We conducted a planned subgroup analysis of the Study of Cardiovascular Risk Intervention by Pharmacists (SCRIP), a 54‐center randomized trial of pharmacist intervention compared with usual care in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events. The patients involved had atherosclerotic disease or diabetes. We compared the effect of pharmacist intervention in patients with and without diabetes. The primary end point was a composite of performing a fasting cholesterol profile, or adding or increasing the dosage of a cholesterol‐lowering drug. Secondary end points were individual components of the primary end point and change in 10‐year risk for cardiovascular events, using the Framingham risk equation. Results. Of the 675 patients enrolled in the SCRIP study, 294 (44%) had diabetes. Enhanced pharmacist care had a more beneficial effect on cholesterol management in those with diabetes (odds ratio [OR] 4.8) than without diabetes (OR 2.1), p=0.01. Secondary end points showed similar trends, and reduction in Framingham risk was greater in patients with diabetes than without. Conclusion. Pharmacist intervention for dyslipidemia appears to have a greater impact in patients with diabetes. Results of this substudy suggest that pharmacists should target this patient group for interventions in cholesterol risk management.