The Impact Of Integrating Pharmacy And Laboratory In Reducing Errors And Improving Care

Abstract

Introduction:  The improper interaction between the pharmacy and clinical laboratory information systems results in many errors and lost opportunities for advancement. Pharmacotherapy could be improved by strengthening the connection between laboratories and pharmacies in the following areas; selecting the appropriate drugs based on laboratory-based indications and contraindications, adjusting drug dosages based on renal or hepatic function and blood levels, monitoring for toxicity using laboratory tests, both initially and continuously, interpreting laboratory results that may be affected by the drugs being used, and enhancing overall quality by monitoring for unknown toxic effects and identifying delays in clinician response.

Aim of work:  To explore the impact of integrating pharmacy and laboratory in reducing errors and improving care

 Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in the MEDLINE database's electronic literature using the following search terms: Integrating, Pharmacy, Laboratory, Reducing, Errors, Improving and Care. The search was restricted to publications from 2020 to 2024 in order to locate relevant content. I performed a search on Google Scholar to locate and examine academic papers that pertain to my subject matter. The selection of articles was impacted by certain criteria for inclusion.

Results: The publications analyzed in this study encompassed from 2020 to 2024. The study was structured into various sections with specific hea[1]dings in the discussion section.

Conclusion: Even with an extensive amount of research on "managed care," clinical laboratory and pharmacy data still need to be better integrated in order to manage clinical care for both inpatients and outpatients. There is sufficient information to conclude that the existing state of data is not being fully used. On the other hand, there are easily accessible substitutes that might significantly improve the standard of care. Given the potential benefits for the laboratory, pharmacy, doctor, and patient, as well as the shown and predicted benefits, there is strong incentive to move quickly to link laboratory and pharmacy data, especially in light of the hopeful developments in technology in the future.