Pharmacists to the rescue: study shows how they fix your prescriptions after ER visits
NCT ID NCT06222424
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how emergency pharmacists at one hospital used a special agreement to write prescriptions for patients after they were discharged. The goal was to describe how often and what types of medications were sent to pharmacies. Researchers reviewed records of 350 patients to understand the process and track if any patients returned with related health issues.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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350 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients at MCMC who had a prescription sent by an EMP between November 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023 and a progress note and documenting the reason for the call and action taken by the EMP. Exclusion Criteria: * CPA actions were misclassified as discharge prescription issue resolutions. * Patients with prescriptions pursuant to late culture review, formulation changes not requiring a new prescription, prescription transfers to another pharmacy, or simple retransmission of prescriptions. * Patients documented to have left the ED against medical advice.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States