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{"title":"Disponibilité de l'information médicale requise pour la déclaration d'une réaction indésirable médicamenteuse à Santé Canada: une étude exploratoire.","authors":"Laurent Saint-Vil, Thaïna-Rafi Jean-Baptiste, Nicolas Martel-Côté, Denis Lebel, Jean-François Bussières","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3489","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Since 2019, health care facilities have been required to report serious adverse drug reactions (ADRs) to Health Canada.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe the availability of information required for reporting an ADR to Health Canada from medical records using 2 methods (systematic and in-depth reporting) and to compare the time required to find the information.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective and prospective descriptive study involved serious ADRs occurring in a mother-child centre and reported between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2023. The variables needed to complete the Health Canada reporting form were collected using 2 distinct methods.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among the 270 serious ADRs reported retrospectively, 140 were sampled. The average availability of variables was 82.3% (standard deviation [SD] 11.3%), with average data collection time of 50 (SD 25) minutes. For the prospective part of the study, 15 serious ADRs were studied. The availability of variables was 82.8% (SD 6.9%) and 91.9% (SD 7.8%), for systematic and in-depth reporting, respectively, with data collection times of 44 (SD 17) and 130 (SD 33) minutes, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The challenge of finding, in patients' medical records, all of the information needed for reporting an ADR to Health Canada required an in-depth approach. However, the in-depth method took 3 times as long as a search limited to places in the record where specific information should be found. To improve record keeping, additional training for clinicians could be considered and, potentially, development of a computerized clinical record that includes a dedicated form for documenting ADRs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3489"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846800/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139737015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pharmacist-Led Follow-Up Program for Rural Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: The PLURAL-ACS Pilot Program.","authors":"Hazal Ece Babadagli, Sheri L Koshman, Michelle Graham, Glen J Pearson","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3472","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3472","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients living in rural settings have poorer access to care and more frequent readmissions after treatment for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) than patients in urban settings. It is unclear what types of medication-related issues are encountered by this cohort and whether pharmacist-led care could resolve them.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To describe the issues related to cardiac medications encountered by rural patients after treatment for ACS and the impact of a pharmacist-led virtual follow-up pilot program in this population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A quality improvement initiative was developed whereby a cardiology pharmacist provided follow-up to post-ACS rural patients in Alberta, Canada, between March and May 2022. For each patient, the pharmacist identified and resolved cardiac medication-related issues through regular telephone visits over a 30-day period following hospital discharge. The primary outcome was the number of cardiac medication-related issues identified. Secondary outcomes included the types of medication-related issues identified and actions taken by the pharmacist to resolve them.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the 15-week program, 40 patients received care, and 139 virtual visits were completed. The median time spent per visit was 60 (interquartile range [IQR] 50-80) minutes. In total, 255 cardiac medication-related issues (6 per patient, IQR 3.75-8.25) were identified, of which 233 (91%) were resolved by the pharmacist. Prescription errors, adverse effects, and drug therapy optimization were the most common issues identified on days 1, 10, and 30, respectively. The pharmacist commonly undertook patient counselling (n = 126, 54%) and medication prescribing (n = 63, 27%) to address medication-related issues.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A substantial number of cardiac medication-related issues were identified and resolved through a pharmacist-led virtual follow-up program in rural post-ACS patients. These findings could assist in the development of future follow-up programs to improve care for this high-risk population.</p>","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3472"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846798/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139737016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serotonin Syndrome and Catatonia in the Absence of a Serotonergic Agent Following Abrupt Withdrawal of Clozapine.","authors":"Howie Wu, Vanessa Hill","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3452","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3452","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3452"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139737093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Severe Hypotension Associated with Guanfacine: Case Report of an Unexpected Drug Reaction.","authors":"Geoff Brin, Jonathan P Duff","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3311","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3311","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846796/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139737094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tribute to the Reviewers of the <i>Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy</i>.","authors":"","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.3585","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3585"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10846795/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139737095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterization of Coinfections in Patients with COVID-19.","authors":"Alexander Pai, Zahra Kanji, James Joshua Douglas","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3398","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Little is known about coinfections in patients with COVID-19, with antibiotics often initiated empirically.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To determine the rates and characteristics of early and late coinfections in COVID-19 patients and to characterize the use of anti-infective agents, especially antibiotics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective chart review involved patients with COVID-19 who were admitted to Lions Gate Hospital (Vancouver, British Columbia) between January 1 and June 30, 2020. Data were extracted from electronic medical records, and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 48 patients admitted during the study period, 10 (21%) were determined to have coinfections: 3 (6%) had early coinfections and 7 (15%) had late coinfections. Early empiric use of antibiotics was observed in 32 (67%) patients; for 29 (91%) of these 32 patients, the therapy was deemed inappropriate. Patients with coinfections had longer hospital stays and more complications.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite low rates of early coinfection, empiric antibiotics were started for a majority of the patients. Most late coinfections occurred in patients in the intensive care unit who required mechanical ventilation. Patients with coinfections had poorer outcomes than those without coinfections.</p>","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3398"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diuretic Strategies in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Narrative Review.","authors":"Ben J Wilson, Duane Bates","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3323","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3323","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heart failure is a common condition with considerable associated costs, morbidity, and mortality. Patients often present to hospital with dyspnea and edema. Inadequate inpatient decongestion is an important contributor to high readmission rates. There is little evidence concerning diuresis to guide clinicians in caring for patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Contemporary diuretic strategies have been defined by expert opinion and older landmark clinical trials.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present a narrative review of contemporary recommendations, along with their underlying evidence and pharmacologic rationale, for diuretic strategies in inpatients with acute decompensated heart failure.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>PubMed, OVID, and Embase databases were searched from inception to December 22, 2022, with the following search terms: heart failure, acute heart failure, decompensated heart failure, furosemide, bumetanide, ethacrynic acid, hydrochlorothiazide, indapamide, metolazone, chlorthalidone, spironolactone, eplerenone, and acetazolamide.</p><p><strong>Study selection: </strong>Randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews involving at least 100 adult patients (> 18 years) were included. Trials involving torsemide, chlorothiazide, and tolvaptan were excluded.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Early, aggressive administration of a loop diuretic has been associated with expedited symptom resolution, shorter length of stay, and possibly reduced mortality. Guidelines make recommendations about dose and frequency but do not recommend any particular loop diuretic over another; however, furosemide is most commonly used. Guidelines recommend that the initial furosemide dose (on admission) be 2-2.5 times the patient's home dose. A satisfactory diuretic response can be defined as spot urine sodium content greater than 50-70 mmol/L at 2 hours; urine output greater than 100-150 mL/h in the first 6 hours or 3-5 L in 24 hours; or a change in weight of 0.5-1.5 kg in 24 hours. If congestion persists after the maximization of loop diuretic therapy over the first 24-48 hours, an adjunctive diuretic such as thiazide or acetazolamide should be added. If decongestion targets are not met, continuous infusion of furosemide may be considered.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Heart failure with congestion can be managed with careful administration of high-dose loop diuretics, supported by thiazides and acetazolamide when necessary. Clinical trials are underway to further evaluate this strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754413/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A New Era for the <i>Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy</i>: The Continuous Publication Model.","authors":"Stephen Shalansky","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3564","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3564","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3564"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754404/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Une nouvelle ère pour le <i>Journal canadien de la pharmacie hospitalière</i>: Le modèle de la publication continue.","authors":"Stephen Shalansky","doi":"10.4212/cjhp.3571","DOIUrl":"10.4212/cjhp.3571","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3571"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754411/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Wait Time Targets and Patient Satisfaction Feedback in Decreasing Wait Times for Prescription Services in an Outpatient Pharmacy.","authors":"Yulia Leemanza, Erna Kristin","doi":"10.42112/cjhp.3438","DOIUrl":"10.42112/cjhp.3438","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Long wait times for prescription services at the Outpatient Pharmacy of the Dr. OEN SOLO BARU Hospital in Indonesia have led to high numbers of complaints. In response, to decrease these wait times, the hospital undertook an intervention to determine wait time targets and provide feedback on patient satisfaction to personnel in the Outpatient Pharmacy.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To measure the impact of providing wait time targets and patient satisfaction feedback to pharmacists in terms of decreasing wait times for prescription services at the Outpatient Pharmacy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This quasi-experimental research study had a single-group interrupted time-series design. Data on wait times and patient satisfaction were collected from \"waiting patients\". The study participants were 35 employees (6 pharmacists and 29 technicians), and the intervention entailed provision of wait time targets and patient satisfaction feedback to the participants every week for 5 consecutive weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The wait times for prescription services decreased by 11.13 minutes (17%) for compounded prescriptions and by 12.70 minutes (37%) for noncompounded prescriptions. There was a significant change in average wait time for both compounded and noncompounded prescription services from week 0 to week 4 (p < 0.001). There was also a significant change in patient satisfaction from week 0 to week 4 (p < 0.001). Patient satisfaction increased significantly in conjunction with the decrease in wait times for prescription services.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention of providing wait time targets and feedback on patient satisfaction to pharmacists helped to reduce wait times for prescription services.</p>","PeriodicalId":94225,"journal":{"name":"The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy","volume":"77 1","pages":"e3438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10754414/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139418876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}