Reducing high-risk medication use through pharmacist-led interventions in an outpatient setting.
This observational study sought to reduce high-risk medication prescribing at a federally qualified health center through streamlined provider communication intervention. The intervention leveraged shared electronic health records to allow pharmacists to electronically communicate with other clinicians regarding high-risk medications, possible alternatives and recommendations to reduce high-risk prescribing. The intervention resulted in an 83% reduction in high-risk medication prescribing and achieved national benchmark goals for high-risk medication prescribing.