Table 2. Number and type of interventions made by the pharmacy team.
Type of Intervention | Number of Interventions | Percentage of Charts Reviewed (n = 6596) |
---|---|---|
Adverse Reaction/Drug Interactions1 | 1206 | 18.28% |
Drug Choice Problems2 | 778 | 11.80% |
Patient-Related Problems3 | 757 | 11.48% |
Dosing Problems4 | 321 | 4.87% |
Evident side effect, allergic reaction, potential drug-drug, drug-food, drug-disease, or drug age interaction, deterioration of disease state, or new symptom/indication revealed
Inappropriate drug/form/dosage/duplication, contraindication, no clear indication, or no drug but clear indication
Patient dissatisfied with therapy, insufficient awareness of health and disease, questionable medication adherence, patient forgets to use/take medications, patient has concerns with medications, or patient unable to use medication/dosage form
Drug not taken/administered, wrong drug taken/administered, drug dose too low/high, inappropriate timing of dosing, or duration of treatment too short/long