Why the study?
Does a clinical pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic improve anticoagulation control and reduce adverse events and costs compared to usual medical care in newly anticoagulated patients?
Population
Newly anticoagulated patients
Comparison
Clinical pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic vs Usual medical care
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinics; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does a clinical pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic improve anticoagulation control and reduce adverse events and costs compared to usual medical care in newly anticoagulated patients?
A clinical pharmacist-run anticoagulation clinic significantly improves anticoagulation control, reduces bleeding and thromboembolic events, and lowers healthcare costs compared to usual medical care.
Chiquette et al. (1998) studied this question.
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