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Sweta Patel
PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC),
280 Calhoun Street, MSC 132, Charleston, South Carolina 29425-1320
Tanzania
Research Article
Effectiveness of Pharmacy Run Anticoagulation Clinics Compared to Large Clinical Trials of New Oral Anticoagulants
Author(s): Sweta Patel, Jean Nappi and Amy ThompsonSweta Patel, Jean Nappi and Amy Thompson
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the quality of anticoagulation with warfarin in patients with non-valvular AF who were managed exclusively in pharmacy run anticoagulation clinics and to evaluate whether these patients would be expected to have the same efficacy and safety profiles as those patients in the RE-LY, ROCKET AF, and ARISTOTLE trials. Methods: This was a retrospective study of 146 patients in 3 pharmacy run anticoagulation clinics who were initiated on anticoagulation with warfarin therapy to prevent stroke associated with atrial fibrillation. International Normalized Ratio (INR) values were collected over a 1-year period and the quality of management was expressed as time in therapeutic range (TTR) calculated by Rosendaal’s linear interpolation method. Results: Forty-six patients from university internal medicine (UIM) clinic, 9 patients from .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0419.1000101