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Immunosuppressant adherence in adult outpatient hematopoietic cell transplant recipients.
- Source :
- Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice; Mar2024, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p322-331, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Introduction: Medication nonadherence continues to be challenging for allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. The risk and severity of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) are associated with low immunosuppressant concentrations (which can be improved with model-informed precision dosing (MIPD)) and with immunosuppressant nonadherence (which can be improved with acceptable interventions). Methods: With the goals of improving adherence and achieving therapeutic concentrations of immunosuppressants to eliminate GVHD, we characterized the feasibility of using the Medication Event Monitoring (MEMS<superscript>®</superscript>) Cap in adult HCT recipients. Results: Of the 27 participants offered the MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> Cap at the time of hospital discharge, 7 (25.9%) used it, which is below our a priori threshold of 70%. These data suggest the MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> Cap is not feasible for HCT recipients. The MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> Cap data were available for a median of 35 days per participant per medication (range: 7–109 days). The average daily adherence per participant ranged from 0 to 100%; four participants had an average daily adherence of over 80%. Conclusions: MIPD may be supported by MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> technology to provide the precise time of immunosuppressant self-administration. The MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> Cap was used by only a small percentage (25.9%) of HCT recipients in this pilot study. In accordance with larger studies using less accurate tools to evaluate adherence, immunosuppressant adherence varied from 0% to 100%. Future studies should establish the feasibility and clinical benefit of combining MIPD with newer technology, specifically the MEMS<superscript>®</superscript> Button, which can inform the oncology pharmacist of the time of immunosuppressant self-administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PATIENT compliance
HEMATOPOIETIC stem cell transplantation
GRAFT versus host disease
RISK assessment
IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents
PATIENTS
TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SELF medication
CHRONIC diseases
ELECTRONIC health records
DRUGS
DISEASE risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10781552
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176064898
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10781552231171607