Pharmacist Pain E-Consults That Result in a Therapy Change

Furthermore, future research may be warranted to determine the prospective role of a pain specialty pharmacist on longitudinal measures, such as pain outcomes, patient satisfaction, improvement in quality of life and/or function, as well as to determine provider perspective and satisfaction of the program. Finally, it would be interesting to compare and contrast the recommendations and outcomes between the pharmacist and physician team at the BPVAHCS.

Conclusion

The addition of a pain specialty pharmacist as part of the E-Consult Pain Service seems to provide support to prescribing PCPs in general chronic pain management, as well as measuring improved adherence to VA/DoD guidelines for chronic pain.

Acknowledgments
This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.

Author disclosures
The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

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