Authors
Nicola Cornwall, Charlotte Woodcock, Julie Ashworth, Sarah A Harrisson, Lisa Dikomitis, Simon White, Toby Helliwell, Eleanor Hodgson, Roger Knaggs, Tamar Pincus, Miriam Santer, Christian D Mallen, Clare Jinks, PROMPPT team
Publication date
2024/6
Journal
British Journal of Pain
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
274-291
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Description
Introduction
Regular review of patients prescribed opioids for persistent non-cancer pain (PCNP) is recommended but not routinely undertaken. The PROMPPT (Proactive clinical Review of patients taking Opioid Medicines long-term for persistent Pain led by clinical Pharmacists in primary care Teams) research programme aims to develop and test a pharmacist-led pain review (PROMPPT) to reduce inappropriate opioid use for persistent pain in primary care. This study explored the acceptability of the proposed PROMPPT review to inform early intervention development.
Methods
Interviews (n = 15) and an online discussion forum (n = 31) with patients prescribed opioids for PCNP and interviews with pharmacists (n = 13), explored acceptability of a proposed PROMPPT review. A prototype PROMPPT review was then tested and refined through 3 iterative cycles of in-practice testing (IPT) (n = 3 practices, n = 3 practice …