Treatment adherence to oral chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non- small cell lung cancer: Protocol for a hospital pharmacy-based real-world study.

Objective: This article describes a study protocol for evaluating adherence to oral chemotherapy (OCT) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Spain.

Methods: This multicenter, observational, prospective study will be conducted by six hospital pharmacists from six Spanish hospitals. The study will include men and women aged 18 years or older with a diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who are being treated or have been prescribed OCT.

Treatment adherence to oral chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: Protocol for a hospital pharmacy-based real-world study.

Objective: This article describes a study protocol for evaluating adherence to oral chemotherapy (OCT) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Spain.

Methods: This multicenter, observational, prospective study will be conducted by 6 hospital pharmacists from 6 Spanish hospitals. The study will include men and women aged 18 years or older with a diagnosis of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who are being treated or have been prescribed OCT.

Complementary and alternative medicine in HIV care: frequency of consumption, risks and interactions with antiretroviral therapy.

Objectives: People living with HIV (PLWH) are common users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The main objective of this study was to study the frequency and patterns of CAM natural products use in a large cohort of PLWH and to identify potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and the impact on their antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence and efficacy.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional multicenter survey including 420 PLWH from different Spanish hospitals.

[Translated article] 2022 update of the indicators for quality of care and pharmaceutical care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus.

Objective: To update and define indicators for improving the quality of care and Pharmaceutical Care for people living with HIV infection in Spain.

Method: The present project, which updates the previous version of the 2013 document, was developed in four work phases carried out between January and June 2022. In phase 1, the organization phase, a working group was created, made up of seven hospital pharmacy specialists with extensive experience in pharmaceutical care and from different SFHs in Spain.

2022 update of the indicators for quality of care and pharmaceutical care for people living with human immunodeficiency virus.

Objective: To update and define indicators for improving the quality of care and pharmaceutical care for people living with HIV infection in Spain.

Method: The present project, which updates the previous version of the 2013 document, was developed in four work phases carried out between January and June 2022. In phase 1, the organization phase, a working group was created, made up of seven hospital pharmacy specialists with extensive experience in pharmaceutical care and from different SFHs in Spain.

Patient Experience Evaluation of the CMO-Based Pharmaceutical Care Model vs Usual Care in People Living with HIV.

Objective: To compare patient experience in a real-life population of people living with HIV (PLWH) who received pharmaceutical care (PC) based on the Capacity-Motivation-Opportunity (CMO) model versus the traditional model.

Methods: Prospective cohort study in PLWH receiving either CMO-based PC or traditional PC in Spain between October 2019 and June 2021 (24 weeks), performed by the pharmacy department of 14 Spanish hospitals. Participants were adult patients with a clinical diagnosis of HIV treated with antiretrovirals who had been monitored in the participating hospital pharmacies for >1 year.

Improvement of outpatient pharmacy through patient participation and Lean methodology.

Objective: To improve the quality of the dispensing process and  pharmaceutical care in the Outpatient Pharmacy through patient participation and Lean methodology, and to analyse the results obtained in  terms of efficiency and patient satisfaction.

Method: Prospective observational single-centre study. A working group was  organized with the health care staff involved in outpatient care to apply Lean  methodology and detect improvement opportunities.

Effect of a Structured Pharmaceutical Care Intervention Versus Usual Care on Cardiovascular Risk in HIV Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy: INFAMERICA Study.

Background: HIV+ patients have increased their life expectancy with a parallel increase in age-associated comorbidities.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an intensive pharmaceutical care follow-up program in comparison to a traditional model among HIV-infected patients with moderate/high cardiovascular risk.

Method: This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized study of a structured health intervention conducted between January-2014 and June-2015 with 12 months of follow-up at outpatient pharmacy services.

[Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection: duration and reasons for changing the first therapeutic regimen in 518 patients].

Background And Objective: Different combinations of antiretroviral drugs are used as initial HIV therapy but comparative studies between them are not frequent. The objectives of this study are to determine the median duration of different therapy combinations in naive patients between 1998-2000 and the main reasons for changing or stopping this first antiretroviral therapy (ARVT).

Patients And Method: This study included a total of 518 naive patients who began antiretroviral therapy patients from 1998-2000.