Assessment of the impact of a clinical pharmacist compared to standard care in improving quality use of medicines, patient adherence and reducing hospital readmissions in patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Male and female patients above 18 years of age who are diagnosed and managed as ACS by the medical team will be considered as the study population in this study
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who refuse to participate
Patients who are diagnosed with psychological disorders
Patients who are younger than 18 years
Patients who are pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Number of hospital readmissions due to acute coronary syndrome related issues during the study period [At the end of the followup period (six months after discharge)]<br> 2) Changes in medication adherence. (Patients medication adherence will be compared between the time of recruitment and end of study at six months after discharge using a validated tool (Brief Medication Questionnaire)<br> [ ]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Drug related problems [ At the end of the followup period (six months after discharge)]<br> Number of adverse drug reactions during the study period [ At the end of the followup period (six months after discharge)]<br> Cost effectiveness of clinical pharmacist intervention [ At the end of the followup period (six months after discharge)]<br>