Pilot Study: Comparison of Patients' Knowledge of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Between 2 Cardiology Departments Offering or Not a Pharmaceutical Interview
Pilot Study: Comparison of Patients' Knowledge of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Between 2 Cardiology Departments Offering or Not a Pharmaceutical Interview
Direct oral anticoagulants (Rivaroxaban, Apixaban and Dabigatran) are an alternative to
 anti-vitamin K drugs and low molecular weight heparins in many cardiovascular diseases.

 This new class of anticoagulants represents a particular and very promising advance: they are
 administered orally, their mechanism of action is rapid and direct on coagulation and their
 predictable pharmacological action allows for administration at fixed doses. In contrast to
 anti-vitamin K, there is no need for routine biological monitoring.

 However, their therapeutic range is narrow and there is no routine biological monitoring.
 Rigorous compliance is therefore necessary. In addition, there are no official validated
 recommendations either for the measurement of anticoagulant activity in certain emergency
 situations, or for the management of severe bleeding (except recently for Pradaxa®).

 Their correct use requires the training and involvement of health professionals as well as
 information and support for patients.

 Pharmaceutical interviews are one of the main ways in which pharmacists can ensure this
 security through personalized and optimal patient care.

 The purpose of these interviews is to:

 -  Reinforce the pharmacist's advisory, educational and preventive roles with patients;

 -  To enhance the pharmacist's expertise in the area of medication;

 -  To evaluate the patient's knowledge of his or her treatment;

 -  To assess the patient's knowledge of his or her treatment; To seek the patient's
 therapeutic adherence and help him or her to take ownership of his or her treatment;

 -  To evaluate, in the long term, the patient's appropriation of his or her treatment.

 In this way, they enable involvement with patients while providing a link between healthcare
 professionals, which is essential for optimal patient care.

 In recent years, numerous studies have been conducted on pharmaceutical interviews in the
 United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

 On the other hand, few studies have been conducted in France to evaluate the clinical impact
 of pharmaceutical interviewing in medical services.

 The aim of this study is to compare patients' knowledge of direct oral anticoagulants between
 2 cardiology departments offering or not a pharmaceutical interview.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patient hospitalized for more than 48 hours in a cardiology department with a
 discharge prescription for curative anticoagulation.

 -  Indication for a direct oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation, deep vein
 thrombosis or pulmonary embolism

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients treated for the prevention of venous thromboembolic disease who have
 undergone scheduled total hip replacement or total knee replacement surgery.

 -  Patient with cognitive impairment

 -  Patients with a previous prescription for a direct oral anticoagulant