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September 23, 2025JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACYOpen Access

Characterizing Stigmatizing and Biased Language in Clinical Pharmacist Documentation

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CGCaitlin M. GordonUniversity of British ColumbiaBYBaosheng YuThe University of SydneyFLFrank LeungSt. Paul's Hospital

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Implication

Retrospective analysis identified biased language in 31.1% of clinical pharmacist notes, suggesting pressing improvements are needed.

Key Points

  • Stigmatizing language was present in 31.1% of reviewed clinical pharmacist notes, impacting treatment decisions.
  • Out of 135,671 notes analyzed, 42,192 contained stigmatizing or biased terms like compliance and smoker.
  • A retrospective, observational, cross‐sectional study at two acute care hospitals analyzed the documentation.
  • Findings highlight the need for educational interventions to reduce biased language in clinical pharmacist records.

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Gordon et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d473bb31b076d99fa6c9c4https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.70119
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