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. 2018 Nov 30;9(4):10.24926/iip.v9i4.1382. doi: 10.24926/iip.v9i4.1382

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%
1

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

2

Inappropriate drug/form/dosage/duplication, contraindication, no clear indication, or no drug but clear indication

3

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

4

Drug not taken/administered, wrong drug taken/administered, drug dose too low/high, inappropriate timing of dosing, or duration of treatment too short/long