Effectiveness of a Structured Pharmacist-led Intervention in Improving Pediatric Outpatient Prescribing Quality in a Resource-limited Setting: A Pre–post Study
Thang Nguyen, Lam Tran Hong Huynh, Anh Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Phuong Minh Nguyen, Duy Khanh Dang · 2026
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Thang Nguyen and colleagues tested in 2026 whether a pharmacist-led program could clean up prescribing for children at a Vietnamese hospital. Drug-related problems are common where electronic decision support is scarce. Their pre-post study sampled 323 outpatient prescriptions before the program and the same number after, spanning a full year.
At the start, nearly three in five prescriptions held at least one problem, most often a wrong administration time or dose. Prescriptions by male doctors carried higher odds of problems, while those for children over two fared better than for infants. The program of teaching sessions, bulletins, and reminders cut the problem share to about two in five. Timing and dosing errors fell the most. The authors call structured pharmacy help a cheap, scalable route to safer children's prescribing.
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| CREATOR | Thang Nguyen, Lam Tran Hong Huynh, Anh Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Phuong Minh Nguyen, Duy Khanh Dang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |