Introduction:

Total parenteral nutrition is the administration of the nutrients that an individual requires intravenously. It is not a method free of complications. The Pharmacist in care area through pharmacotherapeutic monitoring can contribute to the improvement of the nutritional therapy of a patient with Total parenteral nutrition.

Objective:

To detect pharmacotherapy problems associated with total parenteral nutrition through pharmacotherapy follow-up in patients and the savings from pharmaceutical interventions generated in a third level clinic in Barranquilla-Colombia.

Methodology:

It was performed an evaluative study with a quasi-experimental methodological design of ambyespective type, in relation to the time of collection of the data, in 109 patients prescribed with total parenteral nutrition in a third level clinic located in Barranquilla Colombia, in the period between November-December 2018 and January-May 2019.

Results:

A total of 81 drug related problem were detected during study phase, of which 75,31% were dose type and/or inadequate duration. 20 drug related problem became into negative outcome medications, of these, 55% were quantitative ineffectiveness type. 81 interventions were performed, with an acceptance percentage of 93,83% (76), of these accepted interventions, 67 problems were solved, 5 interventions were not accepted and 14 problems could not be solved due to different factors. Regarding the savings generated, the figure of $12.751.595 COP was reached in six months of study development.

Conclusion:

The identification of the patient's profile and the risks associated with nutritional support will help generate an economic impact for the institution and clinician on the patient by having a comprehensive view of the associated pharmacotherapeutic problems.

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