Clinical pharmacy services in Germany: a national survey.
Germany
clinical pharmacy
hospital pharmacy education
pharmacy service, hospital
surveys and questionnaires
Journal
European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
ISSN: 2047-9956
Titre abrégé: Eur J Hosp Pharm
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101578294
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2021
11 2021
Historique:
received:
17
04
2019
revised:
29
07
2019
accepted:
13
08
2019
entrez:
26
10
2021
pubmed:
27
10
2021
medline:
2
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Clinical pharmacy services in German hospitals appear to be underdeveloped compared with other European countries. However, recent developments have increased the interest in expanding these services. Detailed data about the current state of clinical pharmacy services in Germany are lacking. This survey establishes the current level of pharmacy services in Germany and the barriers to implementation. An online survey conducted in 2017 was distributed to directors of all 389 German hospital pharmacies. The survey contained 26 questions addressing hospital and pharmacy characteristics, clinical pharmacy services provided, the number of clinical pharmacists and the frequency as well as the quality assurance of these services. There were 133 responses (34%). Of these, 84 (63%) pharmacies provided some form of clinical pharmacy services. Based on the 389 contacted pharmacies, a clinical pharmacy service is available in at least 22% of hospital pharmacies in Germany. On average there are 2.4 full-time equivalent (FTE) clinical pharmacists per hospital employed, although there is a wide variation in numbers (0.3-22 FTE) and service provision between hospitals. Clinical pharmacy services are generally provided on a daily or weekly basis, with a principal focus on general surgery, critical care and general medicine wards. This is the first survey providing a detailed picture of clinical pharmacy services in Germany. There is wide variation in clinical service provision among hospitals, with some hospitals having developed a comprehensive range of clinical services. Compared with other countries, particularly the UK where the focus has shifted to provision of 7-day clinical services, the gap in clinical pharmacy services remains large. The focus should be turned to refining clinical pharmacy services in hospital admissions and discharge planning while also improving Health IT, the opportunities for specialisation and aligning education in accordance with the EAHP common training framework.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34697045
pii: ejhpharm-2019-001973
doi: 10.1136/ejhpharm-2019-001973
pmc: PMC8552150
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
301-305Informations de copyright
© European Association of Hospital Pharmacists 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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