| Study | Exclusion reason |
|---|---|
| Abu-oliem 20132 | Inappropriate comparison (ward-based pharmacist) |
| Alassaad 20144 | Incorrect comparison. Post-hoc subgroup analysis for no of prescribed drugs from included study (Gillespie 200921) |
| Basger 20155 | Incorrect population (patients admitted for treatment of chronic disease in addition to rehab after joint replacement surgery) |
| Bessen 20157 | Inappropriate study design (comparison of 2 hospitals) |
| Bolas 20049 | No extractable outcomes |
| Burnett 200910 | Inappropriate comparison (normal care involved chart reviews, counselling etc. by pharmacists) |
| Cani 201511 | Not review population (chronic disease management) |
| Chen 201612 | Incorrect population (patients with chronic condition, not admitted to hospital); incorrect intervention (pharmacists were not ward-based) |
| De boer 201114 | Protocol only |
| Ghatnekar 2013A20 | Inappropriate study design (health economic model); no relevant outcomes |
| Graabaek 201322 | Systematic review: study designs inappropriate (non-randomised studies, non-ward based interventions, ward-based comparators) |
| Heselmans 201523 | Incorrect intervention (drug therapy changes communicated to the physician; pharmacist was not ward-based) |
| Hodgkinson 200624 | Systematic review: study designs inappropriate (non-randomised studies, non-ward based interventions, ward-based comparators) |
| Horn 200625 | No intervention (literature review) |
| Israel 201326 | No relevant outcomes (underutilization of cardiovascular medications) |
| Jarab 201227 | Study to be considered in the comm pharm review |
| Kaboli 200628 | Systematic review: study designs inappropriate (non-randomised studies, non-ward based interventions, ward-based comparators) |
| Koehler 2009A33 | Inappropriate comparison- care bundle including clinical pharmacist for elderly high risk patients compared to usual care group including staff pharmacist |
| Klopotowska 201032 | Incorrect study design (before and after) |
| Kucukarslan 201334 | Incorrect study design (before and after) |
| Leape 199936 | Incorrect study design (observational) |
| Lipton 199238 | Incorrect interventions (post-discharge care) |
| Maclaren 200940 | Incorrect study design (retrospective cohort) |
| Makowsky 200941 | Inappropriate comparison (ward-based pharmacist) |
| Malone 200142 | Not review population (ambulatory care) |
| Mousavi 201343 | Not review population (nutritional support service) |
| Neto 201145 | Incorrect interventions (not ward-based) |
| O’dell 200547 | Incorrect study design (non-randomised, observational) |
| Okumura 201449 | Systematic review has unclear PICO (no breakdown of studies, most took place in ambulatory care) |
| O’Sullivan 201648 | Inappropriate comparison (pharmacist review vs. clinical decision support software supported pharmacist review) |
| Penm 201451 | Systematic review (studies based in China only; references screened) |
| Phatak 201652 | Inappropriate comparison (normal care involved daily pharmacist assessment) |
| Renaudin 201653 | Systematic review and meta-analysis- ordered relevant references |
| Roblek 201654 | Incorrect intervention (advice about drug-drug interactions given to physicians; pharmacist was not ward-based) |
| Sadik 200555 | Study to be considered in the comm pharm review |
| Schnipper 200656 | Study to be considered in the comm pharm review |
| Stowasser 200260 | Incorrect interventions (not ward-based) |
| Suhaj 201661 | Incorrect population (patients with chronic condition, not admitted to hospital); incorrect intervention (pharmacists were not ward-based) |
| Upadhyay 201564 | Incorrect population (patients with chronic condition, not admitted to hospital); incorrect intervention (pharmacists were not ward-based) |
| Upadhyay 201663 | Incorrect population (patients with chronic condition, not admitted to hospital); incorrect intervention (pharmacists were not ward-based); no relevant outcomes |
| Viswanathan 201565 | Systematic review is not relevant (outpatient settings only) |
| Wang 2015A67 | Incorrect population (patients with cancer, not admitted to hospital); incorrect intervention (pharmacists were not ward-based) |
| Zhao 2015E68 | Article not in English |
From: Chapter 30, Pharmacist support
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