Mohamed Raouf
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center - Jeddah, KSA
Title: Inpatients education about newly prescribed medications during hospitalization
Biography
Biography: Mohamed Raouf
Abstract
Background: Patients insufficient knowledge or misinformation about their medications may lead to poor treatment outcome. Inpatient pharmacist of KFSHRC-J developed a structured process to educate eligible patients in selected units about their newly prescribed medications (indications and side effects) during hospitalization.
Method: Daily report generated by pharmacy informatics for the newly prescribed medications in the selected units. Inpatient pharmacists are checking the daily reports and then reviewing patient’s profiles, followed by educating patients about their newly prescribed medication. Education is done through patient rooms extensions due to Covid 19 precautions. Pharmacist documented patient education through Microsoft form designed for this purpose. Inpatient pharmacist target to educate more than 50% of eligible inpatients about their newly started medication in selected units and more than 70% of eligible patients educated within 24 hours from starting new medication (to educate most of patients before discharge).
Results: On weekly basis data extracted from excel sheet generated by the Microsoft form, and analyzed to determine the percentage of educated patients. Percentage of educated eligible patients in selected units during September and October 2020 was 64 % (190 patients) educated for the newly prescribed medications. Percentage of patients received education within 24 hours of prescribing medications was 75% (142 patients).
Conclusion: inpatient education increase patient’s knowledge about their medications and compliance. Efforts will be continued by inpatient pharmacists and more resources will be allocated to expand for more units and to improve medication education service