Impact of Continuous Pharmaceutical Care by a Collaborative Pharmacy Team on Reducing Drug-Related Problems in Coronary Heart Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial in an Integrated Healthcare System

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2026
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Abstract
AIMS: Building upon continuous pharmaceutical care (CPC) models led solely by clinical pharmacists, this study evaluated a collaborative pharmacy team model for reducing drug-related problems (DRPs) in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients during care transitions. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a randomized controlled trial, 60 hospitalized CHD patients were allocated equally to a CPC group or a usual-care control group. The CPC group received structured pharmaceutical interventions in which clinical pharmacists led hospital care and community pharmacists led post-discharge care during key care transition periods: within 24 hours of admission (T0), 24 hour pre-discharge (T1), 24-72 hour post-discharge (T2), and at 1-month follow-up (T3). DRPs were identified using the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) classification. Mean DRPs per patient were comparable at T0 (Control: 3.03 ± 1.16 vs. CPC: 3.10 ± 1.24; p = 0.827). Subsequently, the CPC group showed significantly fewer DRPs than the control group at T1 (0.17 ± 0.59 vs. 2.13 ± 1.04), T2 (0.03 ± 0.18 vs. 1.97 ± 1.03), and T3 (0.67 ± 0.76 vs. 2.63 ± 1.13) (all p < 0.001). Pharmacist interventions in the CPC group had a high DRP acceptance rate 91.4% (181/198) and a resolution rate 89.1% (106/119). At 1-month follow-up, the CPC group demonstrated superior outcomes compared to the control group: LDL-C goal attainment (63.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.010), medication adherence (90.0% vs. 66.7%, p = 0.028), patient satisfaction (Numeric Rating Scale: 9.27 ± 0.52 vs. 8.59 ± 0.52, p < 0.001), and willingness to pay for pharmaceutical services (86.7% vs. 50.0%, p = 0.002). CONCLUSION: This collaborative pharmacy team model effectively reduced DRPs and improved lipid control and patient-reported outcomes in CHD patients, offering a scalable approach for integrated healthcare systems.Registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on July 1, 2024 (Registration number: ChiCTR2400086416; URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/bin/project/edit?pid=235446).
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Authors Lingyan Gao, Lina Zhang, Zimeng Li, Lichaoyue Sun, Hua Liu, Lihua Gao, Meijing Zhang, Dawei Zhu, Na Guo, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Dongxiao Wang
Journal european journal of cardiovascular nursing : journal of the working group on cardiovascular nursing of the european society of cardiology
Year 2026
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10.1093/eurjcn/zvag151
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