Analysis of clinical pharmacist interventions in the neurology unit of a Brazilian tertiary teaching hospital.

ABSTRACT: It is estimated that around five to 10.0% of hospital admissions occur due to clinical conditions resulting from pharmacotherapy. Clinical pharmacist's activity can enhance drug therapy's effectiveness and safety through pharmacotherapy interventions (PIs), thus minimizing drug-related problems (DRPs) and optimizing the allocation of financial resources associated with health care. This study aimed to estimate the DRPs prevalence, evaluate PI which were performed by clinical pharmacists in the Neurology Unit of a Brazilian tertiary teaching hospital and to identify factors associated with the occurrence of PI-related DRP. A single-arm trial included adults admitted in the referred Unit from 2012 July to 2015 June. Patients were evaluated during their hospitalization period and PIs were per

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues JPV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6338378 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature