Tele-pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic During COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: It is well-established that clinical pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services achieve superior anticoagulation control, with a positive impact. At King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the structure of anticoagulation management is a pharmacist-managed specialty service. With the current COVID-19 situation, measures were taken to assure the continuity of patient care by establishing tele-pharmacy anticoagulation clinics. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study with patients prescribed anticoagulation and followed up for 3 months. Since establishing the anticoagulation virtual clinic in March 2020, 270 patients were recruited in the study. The data collected included age, gender, comorbidities, indication for anticoagulation, in

SUBMITTER: Al Ammari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8459665 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature