Clinical pharmacists´ interventions in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that is reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. It is imperative to adopt an integrated strategy, which involves a close collaboration between the patient and a multidisciplinary team of which pharmacists should be integral elements.

Objective

This work aims to identify and summarize the main effects of interventions carried out by clinical pharmacists in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes, considering clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes.

Methods

PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for randomized controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of such interventions compared with usual care that took place in hospitals or outpatient facilities.

Results

SUBMITTER: Pousinho S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7470242 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature