Impact of a clinical pharmacist on optimising the quality use of medicines according to the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) secondary prevention guidelines and medication adherence following discharge in patients with ACS in Sri Lanka: a prospective non-randomised controlled trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ensuring quality use of medicines (QUM) through clinical pharmacy services can improve therapeutic outcomes of patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The major objective of this study is to demonstrate the added value of a clinical pharmacist to the medical and nursing team providing care to patients with ACS on the continuation of quality use of the patients' medicine after discharge.

Study design

This protocol outlines a prospective, non-blinded, non-randomised, controlled interventional study.

Study setting

The study will be conducted at the professorial medical wards of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Sri Lanka.

Participants

Sample size will be 746 patients in both control and intervention arms. Patients diagnosed with ACS wh

SUBMITTER: Bagyawantha NMY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923319 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature