COMPREHENSIVE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN A BRAZILIAN SPECIALTY PHARMACY: A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i3.16398Keywords:
Pharmaceutical care, Medication therapy management, Comprehensive medication management services, Health services implementation, Qualitative research, EthnographyAbstract
Objective: To understand and describe the implementation process of a comprehensive medication management (CMM) service in a public specialty pharmacy in Brazil.
Methods: Ethnographic study conducted over 17 mo (September 2014 to February 2016) in a public specialty pharmacy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with twelve participants. Notes on field journals, resulting from participant observation conducted by the two pharmacists directly responsible for the service implementation, were also used as a source of data.
Results: Ten important conditions to improve the success of CMM service implementation were identified: manager support; evaluation of physical and material resources; evaluation of human resources practitioners' characteristics and knowledge about the theoretical framework of CMM services; time dedicated to CMM services; redefining the work process; defining patient eligibility criteria to CMM service; defining patient flow to CMM service; communication with healthcare team; integration with the staff; and marketing the service internally.
Conclusion: The results unveiled by this article can be used by pharmacists and managers as a tool to optimize the implementation of CMM services in different healthcare settings. These conditions do not consist the only aspects necessary to ensure the success of the service; however, they can contribute to optimize the implementation process of the practice.
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