ArticleThe mental health clinician2022
Pharmacists in clozapine clinics improving physical health monitoring.
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- Evaluating the impact of pharmacists in outpatient mental health settings: a systematic review.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Pooled it
- Clinical pharmacist interventions in medication review for medication optimization in older hospitalized adults with mental disorders and somatic comorbidities: evidence from retrospective study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Improving the Monitoring and Management of Clozapine-Induced Gastrointestinal Hypomotility (CIGH) in Community Mental Health Services: A Quality Improvement Approach.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Systematic literature review of the impact of psychiatric pharmacists.The mental health clinician · 2024Review
- Clinical pharmacist recommendations in daily interdisciplinary ward rounds at a psychiatric hospital: a retrospective pre-post study on drug-related problems focused in somatic comorbidities.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Clinical pharmacy services in mental health in Europe: a commentary paper of the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy Special Interest Group on Mental Health.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2023Article
- Clinical pharmacist interventions in the transition of care in a mental health hospital: case reports focused on the medication reconciliation process.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: People living with schizophrenia have a higher rate of comorbid physical health diseases and compared with the general population die earlier due to these diseases. A pharmacist working in an outpatient mental health clinic setting could assist with the management of physical health disease for this population. The aim of this study was to investigate whether having a pharmacist in a community clozapine clinic would improve adherence to physical health monitoring and whether this would have a positive effect on these physical health outcomes. Methods: This retrospective observational study compared patient data from 2 clozapine clinics; one where a pharmacist engaged in medication reviews and management of medication side effects, and another that did not have a pharmacist. The rates of physical health monitoring and the changes from baseline of physical health outcomes (weight, BMI, BP, HbA1c, and lipids) were compared after the first pharmacist intervention (medication review). Results: The pharmacist clinic had statistically higher rates of metabolic and ECG monitoring (glucose 48% vs 11%, Discussion: This study shows that pharmacists providing regular medication reviews improves physical health monitoring for patients receiving clozapine.
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