Key result
A literature review of 6 studies evaluating specialist outpatient pharmacy services for heart failure found a trend for improvement in outcomes, though limited randomized controlled data exist.
Why the study?
Do specialist outpatient pharmacy services improve clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes in heart failure patients?
Do specialist outpatient pharmacy services improve clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes in heart failure patients?
Specialist ambulatory care pharmacy services for heart failure show a trend toward improved outcomes but are poorly defined and lack robust randomized controlled data.
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Specialist outpatient pharmacy services should not yet change heart failure practice; leaves open the need for randomized trials.
Hargraves et al. (2006) conducted a review in Heart failure (n=6). Specialist outpatient pharmacy services vs. Usual care (without a pharmacist) was evaluated on Process indicators (compliance) and outcome measures (morbidity, quality of life, hospital admissions). A literature review of 6 studies evaluating specialist outpatient pharmacy services for heart failure found a trend for improvement in outcomes, though limited randomized controlled data exist.
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