Systemic Barriers in Receiving Electronically Prescribed Glaucoma Medications.

ABSTRACT:

Prcis

Over a third of electronically prescribed glaucoma medications were not picked up within 1 month of patient request. Feedback-driven protocols may help minimize treatment interruptions attributed to electronic prescribing.

Purpose

Glaucoma treatment relies on long-term medication compliance and many socioeconomic factors impact the ability of patients to receive their medications. This study aims to quantify treatment interruptions attributable to electronically prescribed medications and propose interventions to minimize this barrier.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of the electronic prescribing patterns at a tertiary care hospital serving a socioeconomically diverse patient population. Glaucoma medication refill requests received over a 6-week interval

SUBMITTER: Oke I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530008 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature