Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients

Objective: To analyze pharmaceutical interventions that have been carried out with the support of an automated system for validation of treatments vs. the traditional method without computer support. Method: The automated program, ALTOMEDICAMENTOS® version 0, has 925 052 data with information regard...

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Main Authors: D. García Marco, M. V. Hernández Sánchez, S. Sanz Márquez, M. Pérez Encinas, C. Fernández-Shaw Toda, M. J. Jiménez Cerezo, J. M. Ferrari Piquero, M. Martínez Camacho
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Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
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author D. García Marco
M. V. Hernández Sánchez
S. Sanz Márquez
M. Pérez Encinas
C. Fernández-Shaw Toda
M. J. Jiménez Cerezo
J. M. Ferrari Piquero
M. Martínez Camacho
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M. V. Hernández Sánchez
S. Sanz Márquez
M. Pérez Encinas
C. Fernández-Shaw Toda
M. J. Jiménez Cerezo
J. M. Ferrari Piquero
M. Martínez Camacho
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description Objective: To analyze pharmaceutical interventions that have been carried out with the support of an automated system for validation of treatments vs. the traditional method without computer support. Method: The automated program, ALTOMEDICAMENTOS® version 0, has 925 052 data with information regarding approximately 20 000 medicines, analyzing doses, administration routes, number of days with such a treatment, dosing in renal and liver failure, interactions control, similar drugs, and enteral medicines. During eight days, in four different hospitals (high complexity with over 1 000 beds, 400-bed intermediate, geriatric and monographic), the same patients and treatments were analyzed using both systems. Results: 3,490 patients were analyzed, with 42 155 different treatments. 238 interventions were performed using the traditional system (interventions 0.56% / possible interventions) vs. 580 (1.38%) with the automated one. Very significant pharmaceutical interventions were 0.14% vs. 0.46%; significant was 0.38% vs. 0.90%; non-significant was 0.05% vs. 0.01%, respectively. If both systems are simultaneously used, interventions are performed in 1.85% vs. 0.56% with just the traditional system. Using only the traditional model, 30.5% of the possible interventions are detected, whereas without manual review and only the automated one, 84% of the possible interventions are detected. Conclusions: The automated system increases pharmaceutical interventions between 2.43 to 3.64 times. According to the results of this study the traditional validation system needs to be revised relying on automated systems. The automated program works correctly in different hospitals
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spelling doaj-art-66b10a16b480403bb2a9b8e27e30199b2024-12-02T04:55:28ZengElsevierFarmacia Hospitalaria1130-63432171-86952016-05-0140316517110.7399/fh.2016.40.3.9960Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patientsD. García Marco0M. V. Hernández Sánchez1S. Sanz Márquez2M. Pérez Encinas3C. Fernández-Shaw Toda4M. J. Jiménez Cerezo5J. M. Ferrari Piquero6M. Martínez Camacho7Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, ToledoHospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónHospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónHospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónHospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, ToledoHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, MadridHospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, MadridHospital Virgen Valle, Toledo. SpainObjective: To analyze pharmaceutical interventions that have been carried out with the support of an automated system for validation of treatments vs. the traditional method without computer support. Method: The automated program, ALTOMEDICAMENTOS® version 0, has 925 052 data with information regarding approximately 20 000 medicines, analyzing doses, administration routes, number of days with such a treatment, dosing in renal and liver failure, interactions control, similar drugs, and enteral medicines. During eight days, in four different hospitals (high complexity with over 1 000 beds, 400-bed intermediate, geriatric and monographic), the same patients and treatments were analyzed using both systems. Results: 3,490 patients were analyzed, with 42 155 different treatments. 238 interventions were performed using the traditional system (interventions 0.56% / possible interventions) vs. 580 (1.38%) with the automated one. Very significant pharmaceutical interventions were 0.14% vs. 0.46%; significant was 0.38% vs. 0.90%; non-significant was 0.05% vs. 0.01%, respectively. If both systems are simultaneously used, interventions are performed in 1.85% vs. 0.56% with just the traditional system. Using only the traditional model, 30.5% of the possible interventions are detected, whereas without manual review and only the automated one, 84% of the possible interventions are detected. Conclusions: The automated system increases pharmaceutical interventions between 2.43 to 3.64 times. According to the results of this study the traditional validation system needs to be revised relying on automated systems. The automated program works correctly in different hospitalshttp://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/9960.pdfAutomation; Medication reviewDecision supportDrug prescriptionsMedications errorsClinical alarms
spellingShingle D. García Marco
M. V. Hernández Sánchez
S. Sanz Márquez
M. Pérez Encinas
C. Fernández-Shaw Toda
M. J. Jiménez Cerezo
J. M. Ferrari Piquero
M. Martínez Camacho
Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
Farmacia Hospitalaria
Automation
; Medication review
Decision support
Drug prescriptions
Medications errors
Clinical alarms
title Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
title_full Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
title_fullStr Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
title_short Comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
title_sort comparison of the traditional pharmaceutical validation method versus an assisted pharmaceutical validation in hospitalized patients
topic Automation
; Medication review
Decision support
Drug prescriptions
Medications errors
Clinical alarms
url http://www.aulamedica.es/fh/pdf/9960.pdf
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