5PSQ-047 Precautionary cancellation: tool to improve patient safety

• Published in: European journal of hospital pharmacy. Science and practice 2023-03, Vol.30 (Suppl 1), p.A127-A128
• Main Authors: Rodriguez Molins, E, Pelaez Bejarano, A, Jimenez De-Juan, C, Gomez Sayago, L, Jimenez-Pichardo, L, Rodriguez Castilla, J
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Conflicts of interest; Patient safety; Section 5: Patient safety and quality assurance
• ISSN: 2047-9956; 2047-9964
• DOI: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2023-eahp.266

Background and ImportancePrecautionary cancellation is a new tool for primary care and hospital pharmacist that allows them to cancel prescriptions and avoid dispensing medicines at pharmacies.Aim and ObjectivesAnalyse the precautionary annulments made in a hospital and quantify the degree of acceptance of the doctor.Material and MethodsProspective study lasting five months in a country hospital. All patients outpatients with onco-haematological prescriptions and home treatment were included. The precautionary annulments were codified as safety: interaction between drug (INT): category X (avoid combination) and category D (modify therapy), unnecesassary medication (UM), overdose (OD) and therapeutic duplicity (TDUP). The variables collected were: age, sex, prescribing service, type of precautionary annulments and degree of acceptance of the doctor. Sources used: digital clinical history Diraya, corporate dispensing module, Uptodate interactions and electronic prescription program Farmis Oncofarm v4.0.11.164.ResultsWe analysed 35 precautionary annulments. Population of mean age 52 years (range 46-87). 71% were women. The prescribing services were Oncology (97.14%) and Hematology (2.86%). The precautionary annulments were of safety: INT 80% (category X 85.72% and category D 14.28%), UM 14.28%, OD 2.86% and DUPL 2.86%. The degree of acceptance of the doctor was 88.57% and modified the treatment 11.43%.Conclusion and RelevanceThe results of the series studied show a high degree of acceptance by the doctor of the precautionary cancellations made by the hospital pharmacist. It is a useful safety tool, emphasising serious interactions.References and/or AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements to the CongressConflict of InterestNo conflict of interest.