Cost savings and cost avoidance with the inpatient clinical pharmacist interventions in a tertiary cancer care hospital. 2023

Dina Abushanab, and Amaal Gulied, and Anas Hamad, and Mohammad Abu-Tineh, and Palli V Abdul Rouf, and Moza Al Hail, and Wessam El-Kassem, and Maguy S El Hajj, and Daoud Al-Badriyeh
Pharmacy Department, Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar.

BACKGROUND The economic benefit of the clinical pharmacist's role in ensuring the optimum use of medicines is potentially considerable, particularly when it comes to cancer management. We sought to evaluate the overall economic impact of clinical pharmacist interventions in the main cancer setting in Qatar. METHODS The total economic benefit of the clinical pharmacy interventions were analyzed from the public hospital perspective. Patient records in March 2018, July/August 2018, and January 2019 were retrospectively reviewed at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Qatar. The total benefit from interventions was the total cost avoidance due to preventable adverse drug events plus any cost savings associated with therapeutic-based resource use. Sensitivity analyses confirmed the results' robustness and increased generalizability. RESULTS A total of 1352 interventions based on 281 patients were analyzed. The majority of the drug-related problems were related to the appropriateness of therapy, followed by dosing and administration. The total population benefit over the 3-months study period was QAR 4,879,185 (USD 1,336,763), constituting cost avoidance of QAR 4,234,012 (USD 1,160,003) and negative resource-use cost savings of -QAR 645,174 (-USD 176,760). Projected annual overall benefit was QAR 14,355,354 (USD 3,932,974). The increase in resource use with therapies was mostly because of the addition of other medications. Cost avoidance was mostly driven by recommending additional medications and discontinuation of medications. The uncertainty analysis demonstrated the robustness of outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The clinical pharmacist intervention increased resource use and its cost. In overall, however, taking avoided cost of adverse drug events in consideration, it is an economically beneficial practice in the National Center for Cancer Care and Research setting, associated with adverse drug events prevention and substantial economic benefits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007297 Inpatients Persons admitted to health facilities which provide board and room, for the purpose of observation, care, diagnosis or treatment. Inpatient
D009369 Neoplasms New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D010595 Pharmacists Those persons legally qualified by education and training to engage in the practice of pharmacy. Clinical Pharmacists,Community Pharmacists,Retail Pharmacists,Clinical Pharmacist,Community Pharmacist,Pharmacist,Pharmacist, Clinical,Pharmacist, Community,Pharmacist, Retail,Pharmacists, Clinical,Pharmacists, Community,Pharmacists, Retail,Retail Pharmacist
D010607 Pharmacy Service, Hospital Hospital department responsible for the receiving, storing, and distribution of pharmaceutical supplies. Clinical Pharmacy Service,Hospital Pharmacy Service,Pharmacy Service, Clinical,Hospital Pharmaceutic Service,Hospital Pharmaceutical Service,Hospital Pharmacy Services,Pharmaceutic Service, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Service, Hospital,Service, Clinical Pharmacy,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Service, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Service, Hospital Pharmacy,Clinical Pharmacy Services,Hospital Pharmaceutic Services,Hospital Pharmaceutical Services,Pharmaceutic Services, Hospital,Pharmaceutical Services, Hospital,Pharmacy Services, Clinical,Pharmacy Services, Hospital,Services, Clinical Pharmacy,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutic,Services, Hospital Pharmaceutical,Services, Hospital Pharmacy
D006761 Hospitals Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients. Hospital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D017046 Cost Savings Reductions in all or any portion of the costs of providing goods or services. Savings may be incurred by the provider or the consumer. Cost Saving,Saving, Cost,Savings, Cost
D064420 Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions Disorders that result from the intended use of PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS. Included in this heading are a broad variety of chemically-induced adverse conditions due to toxicity, DRUG INTERACTIONS, and metabolic effects of pharmaceuticals. Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Adverse Drug Event,Adverse Drug Reaction,Drug Side Effects,Drug Toxicity,Side Effects of Drugs,Toxicity, Drug,Adverse Drug Events,Adverse Drug Reactions,Drug Event, Adverse,Drug Events, Adverse,Drug Reaction, Adverse,Drug Reactions, Adverse,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reaction,Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions,Drug Side Effect,Drug Toxicities,Effects, Drug Side,Reactions, Adverse Drug,Side Effect, Drug,Side Effects, Drug,Toxicities, Drug

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