The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients
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Cowper, PA; Weinberger, M; Hanlon, JT; Landsman, PB; Samsa, GP; Uttech, KM; Schmader, KE; Lewis, IK; Cohen, HJ; Feussner, JR
Published in: Pharmacotherapy
March 1, 1998
We estimated the cost and cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention known to improve the appropriateness of drug prescribing. Elderly veteran outpatients prescribed at least five drugs were randomized to an intervention (105 patients) or control (103) group and followed for i year. The intervention pharmacist provided advice to patients and their physicians during all general medicine visits. Mean fixed and variable costs/intervention patient were $36 and $84, respectively Health services use and costs were comparable between groups. Intervention costs ranged from $7.50-30/patient/unit change in drug appropriateness. The cost to improve the appropriateness of drug prescribing is thus relatively low.
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Pharmacotherapy
ISSN
0277-0008
Publication Date
March 1, 1998
Volume
18
Issue
2 I
Start / End Page
327 / 332
Related Subject Headings
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
- 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Cowper, P. A., Weinberger, M., Hanlon, J. T., Landsman, P. B., Samsa, G. P., Uttech, K. M., … Feussner, J. R. (1998). The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients. Pharmacotherapy, 18(2 I), 327–332.
Cowper, P. A., M. Weinberger, J. T. Hanlon, P. B. Landsman, G. P. Samsa, K. M. Uttech, K. E. Schmader, I. K. Lewis, H. J. Cohen, and J. R. Feussner. “The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients.” Pharmacotherapy 18, no. 2 I (March 1, 1998): 327–32.
Cowper PA, Weinberger M, Hanlon JT, Landsman PB, Samsa GP, Uttech KM, et al. The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients. Pharmacotherapy. 1998 Mar 1;18(2 I):327–32.
Cowper, P. A., et al. “The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients.” Pharmacotherapy, vol. 18, no. 2 I, Mar. 1998, pp. 327–32.
Cowper PA, Weinberger M, Hanlon JT, Landsman PB, Samsa GP, Uttech KM, Schmader KE, Lewis IK, Cohen HJ, Feussner JR. The cost-effectiveness of a clinical pharmacist intervention among elderly outpatients. Pharmacotherapy. 1998 Mar 1;18(2 I):327–332.
Published In
Pharmacotherapy
ISSN
0277-0008
Publication Date
March 1, 1998
Volume
18
Issue
2 I
Start / End Page
327 / 332
Related Subject Headings
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- 3214 Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
- 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences