Development of Collaborative Drug Therapy Management and Clinical Pharmacy Services in an Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic

Author:

Tewksbury Ashley1,Bozymski Kevin M.2ORCID,Ruekert Laura34,Lum Cheen3,Cunningham Elizabeth3,Covington Frank3

Affiliation:

1. Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA

2. Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA, USA

3. Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN, USA

4. College of Pharmacy, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Abstract

Collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) is a written agreement that allows a pharmacist to initiate, modify, or continue pharmacotherapies under a physician’s scope of practice. While available literature pertaining to cardiometabolic and respiratory CDTM services is growing, publications are sparse in psychiatry, particularly outside Veterans Health Administration medical centers. A descriptive study was undertaken to demonstrate how a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist would begin organizing a protocol for clinical pharmacy services at an outpatient, community treatment center for mental health and substance abuse disorders. The primary CDTM service proposed was metabolic monitoring for atypical antipsychotics, though profile reviews for medication reconciliation, drug level monitoring, and insurance coverage were also considered. Potential obstacles identified and worked through during the project included pharmacist–prescriber relationships, federal and state law requirements, pharmacy informatics development, and pharmacy services billing. Discussions with both administrative and medical stakeholders across the health system were essential in helping a pharmacist detail professional qualifications, justify positive impacts on patient outcomes, and navigate these legal and financial issues. The systematic approach arrived at through the study addresses current literature gaps concerning how pharmacists can evolve their practices from ancillary to collaborative design by nature within psychiatric settings.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pharmacology (medical)

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