Application of Home-Based Pharmaceutical Care in the Medication Therapy Management During Pregnancy and Lactation
Objective To investigate the application effect of home-based pharmaceutical care in the medication therapy management during pregnancy and lactation.Methods The demonstration project of home-based pharmaceutical care for the women during pregnancy and lactation was started by the Xuzhou Municipal Health Commission in July 2022,the home-based pharmaceutical care was carried out by a combination of offline modes(home-based pharmacist office,in-home pharmaceutical care,pharmaceutical clinics,lectures,free clinics,compilation of popular-science materials)and online modes(WeChat groups of home-based pharmaceutical care,webcast,online science popularization and promotion).The service scope was recorded and the service effect was evaluated.Results The home-based pharmaceutical care mode for women during pregnancy and lactation in Xuzhou was constructed.A total of 1 123 women during pregnancy and lactation and children(family members)signed the contract from December 2022 to October 2023.A total of 210 pregnant women who received whole-course pharmaceutical care successfully delivered,no adverse drug event occurred,and they all had good pregnancy outcomes.Over 1 600 times of medication errors in women during pregnancy and lactation and children(family members)who signed the contract were avoided and corrected during home-based treatment,their awareness on rational drug use and medication adherence score significantly improved(P<0.05),and they were all very satisfied with home-based pharrmaceutical care.Conclusion Home-based pharmaceutical care for pregnancy and lactation can promote the safe and rational drug use of women at these stages and children,improve the regional healthy-birth and child-development level,which is operable and generalizable.
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