Abstract

DIAZ GOMEZ, E.; LAZARO LOPEZ, A.  and  HORTA HERNANDEZ, A.. Analysis of pharmaceutical intervention in outpatients pharmacy department. Farm Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.37, n.4, pp.295-299. ISSN 2171-8695.  https://dx.doi.org/10.7399/FH.2013.37.4.588.

Purpose: To analize the pharmaceutical interventions made in outpatients pharmacy department of a secondary hospital. Methods: Retrospective and observational study of pharmaceutical interventions made from October 1st 2010 to December 31st 2011. Recorded data: Number of patients, age at the end of the study, diagnostic, prescribing departments, drug-related problems (DRP), negative outcomes associated with medication (NOM), type of pharmaceutical interventions. Results: 231 DRP were found and a pharmaceutical intervention was performed for each DRP in 184 different patients. The main DRPs detected were: drugs interactions (26%), prescription mistakes (15,6%) and non-compliance (15,6%). Only 26 (11,2%) DRP caused a NOM. Most interventions were: recommendating treatment changes (35,6%), promoting the monitorization of the effectiveness of treatment (34,6%) and increasing adherence (15,6%). Conclusion: The pharmacist activity allows individualized monitoring and is crucial to avoid NOM.

Keywords : Drug-related problems; Negative outcomes associated with Pharmaceutical interventions.

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