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This study will assess the current practice of medication reconciliation among pharmacists in the selected institutions with a view to making an intervention to address gaps discovered
Background information garnering will be done among the pharmacists in the two selected hospitals to collect data on current practice of medication reconciliation. Focus group discussion will be done in the intervention group so as to identify peculiarities of their practice and to provide the best approach to carrying out the intervention. Diabetes and hypertensive patients in medical outpatient clinic will be interviewed in order to assess current practice of medication reconciliation.
Intervention will be channeled towards addressing gaps discovered. University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State will be the intervention group, while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State will be the control group.
The effect of the intervention will be measured over time to ensure that medication reconciliation is implemented in the selected institutions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention arm | Experimental | Seminar presentation will be done using the followings:
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| Control arm | No Intervention | Control group |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Medication reconciliation | Other | Pre-post intervention |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Medication reconciliation: Percentage unreconciled medications | Percentage unreconciled medications | 3 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| TITILAYO O FAKEYE, PhD | University of Ibadan | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital | Ilorin | Kwara State | Nigeria | |||
| University College Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003920 | Diabetes Mellitus |
| D006973 | Hypertension |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D044882 | Glucose Metabolism Disorders |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059065 | Medication Reconciliation |
| ID | Term |
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| D008508 | Medication Errors |
| D004358 | Drug Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D019300 | Medical Errors |
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University College Hospital, Ibadan will serve as the intervention group while University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin will serve as the control group.
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Both the patients and the pharmacists recruited for the study will not be informed whether they are in the control or intervention group
| Ibadan |
| Oyo State |
| 2334 |
| Nigeria |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D006296 |
| Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
| D008509 | Medication Systems |
| D009934 | Organization and Administration |
| D006298 | Health Services Administration |
| D010346 | Patient Care Management |