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Background: Patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy tend to receive more structured follow-up and closer monitoring than those taking oral chemotherapy. The management of oral chemotherapy at our facility was historically segmented and weighed heavily on veteran self-advocacy. It was hypothesized that routine check-ins with a clinical pharmacy specialist with a scope of practice would allow for a more proactive, supportive approach to care.
Objective: The primary purpose of this quality improvement project is to ascertain the impacts of a pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy clinic at the VA Maine Healthcare System. Starting January 7, 2019, all patients filling an oral medication(s) for cancer treatment were considered for enrollment into the pharmacist-run clinic at the time of medication approval. The pharmacist contacted each patient by phone at patient-specific intervals determined by drug-specific lab monitoring requirements, side effect prevalence, refill due date, and overall patient preference. The total number of interventions was tallied by intervention category. Medication adherence was assessed as a secondary outcome by comparing medication possession ratios preclinic and postclinic implementation.
Results: From January 7, 2019, to January 5, 2020, there were a total of 698 interventions made by the clinical pharmacist. These impacts are a composite of pharmacologic (= 141), nonpharmacologic (= 115), and surveillance (= 442) interventions. Medication possession increased from 92% to 96% (< 0.05).
Conclusion: A pharmacist-led oral chemotherapy clinic allows for a variety of clinically significant interventions and improved monitoring of patients on oral anticancer medication(s). Providing proactive follow-up with a scoped pharmacist improved medication compliance and improved the quality of care for our veterans.
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