Clinical Pharmacist Services on Admission to a Large Correctional Center. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bhat, Ashwin; Gunther, Mary; Bungard, Tammy J.; MacLennan, Stewart; Taube, Kim; Macek, Peter
• Is Part Of: Journal of correctional health care. Volume 26:Number 2(2020)
• Page Start: 105
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: correctional facility -- clinical pharmacy practice -- pharmacist interventions -- health care provider interactions; Prisoners -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States -- Periodicals; 365.667
• DOI: 10.1177/1078345820921145
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-3458

Abstract

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.