Why the study?
Does a clinical pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic improve therapeutic prothrombin times, reduce hospitalizations, and provide cost savings in patients requiring anticoagulation?
Population
52 patients requiring anticoagulation (n=26 in treatment group, n=26 in control group)
Comparison
Clinical pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic vs Control group
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinics; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does a clinical pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic improve therapeutic prothrombin times, reduce hospitalizations, and provide cost savings in patients requiring anticoagulation?
A clinical pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic improves therapeutic time in range, significantly reduces bleeding and thromboembolic hospitalizations, and is highly cost-effective.
Gray et al. (1985) studied this question.
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