Promotie onderzoek

Meerwaarde van clinical rules in de eerste lijn.

Optimalisatie van het clinical decision support system.

RHYME-RCT is a multi-center randomized controlled trial to identify and improve non-adherence in patients with resistant hypertension and are included from 10 peripheral and 2 academic hospitals. Non-adherence is measured by means of a validated dried blood spot method. This method includes 17 antihypertensive drugs from different drug classes.

The aim of the thesis is to identify and examine strategies regarding the preparation and administration of medication to improve medication safety in hospitals. Examined interventions:

1. central automated dose dispensing combined with barcode-assisted medication administration,
2. a pharmacy-based centralised intravenous admixture service.

1. Cost benefit analysis clinical medication reviews
2. Follow up of intervetnions from clinical pharmacists.
3. Medication information needs of hospitalized patients.