Impact of pharmacy services on initial clinical outcomes and medication adherence among veterans with uncontrolled diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes remains a growing public health threat but evidence supports the role that pharmacists can play in improving diabetes medication use and outcomes. To improve the quality of care, the Veterans Health Administration has widely adopted care models that integrate clinical pharmacists, but more data are needed to interpret the impact of these services. Our objective was to assess clinical pharmacy services' impact on outcomes and oral antidiabetic medication (OAD) use among veterans with uncontrolled diabetes in the first year of therapy.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort analysis using the Veterans Affairs (VA) Corporate Data Warehouse to identify the first diagnosis of and initiation of OAD therapy for uncomplicated, uncontrolled diabetes (A1C > 7.0%)

SUBMITTER: Gatwood JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6236984 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature