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Farmacia Hospitalaria
On-line version ISSN 2171-8695Print version ISSN 1130-6343
Abstract
QUINTERO PICHARDO, E.. Prescription analysis of continuous home care oxygen therapy after intervention pharmaceutical. Farm Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.37, n.5, pp.372-382. ISSN 2171-8695. https://dx.doi.org/10.7399/FH.2013.37.5.698.
Objectives: Analyze developments in the clinical adequacy of prescribing continuous home oxygen therapy to current regulations in the Andalusian Health Service. Methodology: Were reviewed in a previous study requirements and continuing new domiciliary oxygen therapy conducted from January 2008 to December 2009. It constituted a Monitoring Committee Multidisciplinary and turned to analyzing the appropriateness of prescribing after two pharmaceutical interventions from April 2011 to March 2012. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 15.0 for Windows, the dependent variable being the correct blade adjustment to the first prescription and then, and as independent prescribing different units. In cases in which the prescribing correct sheet, variables were analyzed mandatory. Results: 163 prescriptions were checked manually with a rate of compliance with the regulations of 66.30%, slightly higher than the results of the previous study (55.72% in 2008, 47.70% in 2009). The intervention did not achieve a greater degree the outlook for lack of financial and material resources, affecting one of the fundamental objectives were patient reviews. Conclusions: Pharmaceutical intervention has ensured that the prescription conforms to the rules and perform better, but has not been able to control the issue of revisions to rely on other medical and administrative units requesting increased technological and human resources to facilitate control.
Keywords : Medical gases; Continuous home oxygen therapy; Clinical prescribing adequacy.