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Ars Pharmaceutica (Internet)

versión On-line ISSN 2340-9894

Resumen

GONZALEZ-VERA, María de los Ángeles et al. Effect of an intervention New Medicine Service to improve adherence in the Spanish community pharmacies: a protocol of a pragmatic randomised trial. Ars Pharm [online]. 2022, vol.63, n.3, pp.263-273.  Epub 19-Sep-2022. ISSN 2340-9894.  https://dx.doi.org/10.30827/ars.v63i3.24625.

Introduction:

Non-adherence to medications is one of the challenges health systems faces. Patients with poor adherence to treatment fail to benefit from effective medication, and this is associated with reductions in quality of life, poorer outcomes, increased hospitalisations, deaths, and, consequently, higher healthcare costs. Community pharmacies are shown to be key elements in improving adherence to prescribed medications, optimising patient outcomes and increasing the efficiency of care.

Objectives:

(1) assess the effectiveness of the New Medicine Service (NMS) intervention delivered by community pharmacists to improve adherence to treatment in patients who have been prescribed a new medicine for a specific chronic condition; and (2) to conduct an economic evaluation of this intervention.

Methods:

A pragmatic randomized clinical trial at community pharmacy-level (clusters) will be performed. Patients identified in the collaborating community pharmacy as starting treatment for the following conditions, will be invited to join the study: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or on an anticoagulant/antiplatelet agent. The intervention is based on the pharmacist-patient communication, aiming to assess the patient's relationship with his/her new prescription, and identify potential issues, concerns and false beliefs or expectations.

Ethics and dissemination:

The study protocol has been reviewed and ethics approval obtained from the regional ethics committee. The results from this study will be actively disseminated through manuscript publications and conference presentations.

Palabras clave : Community Pharmacy Services; Professional Role; Medication Adherence.

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