A comparison between a doctor-pharmacist collaborative model and the usual medical model for perioperative prescribing of medications in an anaesthetic-led pre-admission clinic

Pharmacist prescribing in an anaesthetic-led pre-admission clinic. This thesis investigates if a doctor-pharmacist collaborative prescribing model provides better care than the usual (medical) prescribing model in a medium sized hospital, anaesthetic-led pre-admission clinic setting. The doctor-pharmacist collaborative prescribing model was found to improve safety and quality of prescribing patients’ usual home medications, and provided better compliance for appropriate surgical antibiotic prophylaxis prescribing versus the usual prescribing model of care. Other benefits are saved doctor time and high patient satisfaction