Inpatient prescribing of dual antiplatelet therapy according to the guidelines: a prospective intervention study.
Ashwin R MoerlieRenate C Van UdenAukje K Mantel-TeeuwissePatricia Maria Lucia Adriana van den BemtMatthijs L BeckerPublished in: Pharmacy practice (2020)
Adherence to the guidelines recommending DAPT was high within the hospital. However, patients who used DAPT before hospital admission had a higher risk of erroneous prescription of DAPT. Intervention by a pharmacist increased adherence to guidelines and may reduce the number of preventable bleeding cases.
Keyphrases
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- randomized controlled trial
- adverse drug
- clinical practice
- acute care
- healthcare
- primary care
- emergency department
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease
- palliative care
- type diabetes
- glycemic control
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance
- drug induced