Impact of the Clinical Pharmacist in Rheumatology Practice: A Systematic Review.

This is a systematic literature review on the impact of pharmacists in rheumatology, conducted using the PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and Web of science databases and using the PRISMA 2020 checklist. This review was conducted from 2000 to June 2024. A quality analysis was performed.

An Overview of Opioid Prescription Patterns among Non-Opioid Users Following Emergency Department Admission.

The evolving landscape of opioid prescription practices necessitates a comprehensive understanding of emerging patterns, particularly among new opioid users discharged from emergency departments. This study delves into the intricate realm of opioid utilization by elucidating the prevalence of their prescriptions. A retrospective analysis of electronic health records was conducted, including a cohort of 71 patients who received opioid prescriptions upon discharge from emergency departments from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2022.

Economic impact of a clinical pharmacist in the orthopaedic sector: a review of the literature.

Objectives: This review of the literature aimed to evaluate the economic impact of a clinical pharmacist in the orthopaedic sector.

Methods: The review followed the PRISMA recommendations. A bibliographic search was conducted on 23 June 2023 using PubMed, Cochrane Library and Web of Science.

[Overview of the implementation of pharmaceutical interviews in pharmacies in France: Analysis of responses to a questionnaire].

Objective: To evaluate the development of pharmaceutical interviews in pharmacies in France, in order to understand the organization implemented, any limitations and the expansion of eligible pathologies.

Method: A dematerialized questionnaire was designed and distributed between November 2022 and February 2023 to pharmacists and pharmacy students in France (mainland and overseas) via a link to a Google Form.

Results: Ninety-four pharmacists from 8 different regions of France responded to the survey.

[The proper use of carboxymaltose iron and its economic impact in the geriatric wards of a French university hospital].

The proper use and economic impact of carboxymaltose iron were evaluated for patients hospitalized in the geriatric wards of a French university hospital from November 2019 to April 2020. Martial supplementation was recommended for 75.7% of the 173 patients who received carboxymaltose iron: 43.

[Tobacco and surgery: A survey of health professionals' practices and knowledge. A role for the community pharmacist].

Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and management of preoperative smoking patients by different health professionals.

Method: We conducted a survey among surgeons, anesthesiologists, and pharmacists using questionnaires. The study included 115 pharmacists and 7 physicians.

Pharmacist tracking and correction of medication errors: An improvement project in the observation ward of the emergency department.

Objective: The risk of medication errors is high in emergency departments. Implementation of medication reconciliation activity complemented by pharmaceutical analysis of prescription is an effective way to reduce drug related problems. This study aimed to assess the potential clinical impact of these activities to prevent medication errors for the observation ward patients.

Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Consultations on Postoperative Pain in Ambulatory Surgery.

Post-operative pain is a common symptom of ambulatory surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate a pain management protocol integrating a pharmacist consultation. We conducted a quasi-experimental, single center, before-after study.

Clinical Pharmacist Intervention Reduces Potentially Inappropriate Prescriptions in a Geriatric Perioperative Care Unit Dedicated to Hip Fracture.

Introduction: Clinical pharmacist (CP) intervention improves drug prescription by identifying potentially inappropriate prescriptions (PIPs). Geriatric perioperative care units (UPOGs) provide enhanced care for patients with hip fracture, including drug prescription. However, it is not known whether adding a CP intervention in a UPOG decreases the number of PIPs.

Clinical impact of a personalized pharmaceutical plan on opioid management in non-cancer pain: a pilot study.

Non-cancer pain of the locomotor apparatus is the main symptom justifying referral to a rheumatologist with potential introduction of opioids, leading to addiction if misused. The objective was to evaluate the impact of a personalized pharmaceutical plan on patients' knowledge of their opioid treatment and its duration. This prospective non-randomized pilot study was conducted during 7 months with standardized data collected in a French rheumatology department.

[Optimising drug dispensation by pharmacy technicians: A quality approach].

Introduction: In a context of continuity of quality improvement, we are committed to enhancing the care management and medication management of outpatients in the drug dispensation unit of our pharmacy. An audit was carried out to assess the training needs of pharmacy technicians (PTs).

Materials And Methods: All drug dispensations done over a 9-week period by the units PTs were audited.

The impact of an in-department pharmacist on the prevention of drug iatrogenesis in a rheumatology department.

Introduction/objectives: The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of an in-department pharmacist on the prevention of drug iatrogenesis in a rheumatology department. Secondary objectives were to determine (i) if medication history discrepancies were detected more frequently in the elderly or not, and (ii) if the mean number of treatments at admission had an impact on the number of medication history discrepancies.

Methods: Implementation of a clinical-pharmacy program based on medication reconciliation and medication review of prescription for all patients admitted to a rheumatology department between January and June 2017.

Exploring frontiers: use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Introduction: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly popular among cancer patients but can interfere with conventional therapies; timely data are needed to adapt current patients' care.

Materials And Methods: This transversal, prospective study evaluated the use of CAM among patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy or endocrine therapy for early stage breast cancer. We assessed the prevalence of use, the motivations and predictive factors for use, as well as patients' information needs over a three months period.

Expression of T-cadherin in tumor cells influences invasive potential of human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Overexpression of T-cadherin (T-cad) transcripts occurs in approximately 50% of human hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). To elucidate T-cad functions in HCC, we examined T-cad protein expression in normal and tumoral human livers and hepatoma cell lines and investigated its influence on invasive potential of HCC using RNA interference silencing of T-cad expression in Mahlavu cells. Whereas T-cad expression was restricted to endothelial cells (EC) from large blood vessels in normal livers, it was up-regulated in sinusoidal EC from 8/15 invasive HCCs.