PQS: Evaluation of oral anticoagulant safety indicators

An evaluation of oral anticoagulant safety indicators by community pharmacies in England has been published in the pharmacy MDPI journal.

As part of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) in 2021/22 and 2023/24 community pharmacy teams participated in two audits to understand the impact pharmacy teams have on improving anticoagulant safety.

Approximately 11,000 community pharmacy teams audited just under a quarter of a million patients and made almost 150,000 interventions for patients taking oral anticoagulants. The results found community pharmacy teams are well placed in educating and counselling patients on the safe use of anticoagulants and ensuring that all patients are correctly monitored.

Read the evaluation