Evaluation of pharmacist interventions and commonly used medications in the geriatric ward of a teaching hospital in Turkey: a retrospective study

Autor: Elif Ertuna, Mehmet Zuhuri Arun, Fatma Özge Kayhan Koçak, Gül İspirli, Bahattin Gökdemir, Seval Ay
Přispěvatelé: Ege Üniversitesi
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Male
Drug
medicine.medical_specialty
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Turkey
Health Services for the Aged
Medication Therapy Management
media_common.quotation_subject
pharmaceutical care
Psychological intervention
Pharmacist
Inappropriate Prescribing
Pharmacists
elderly
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pharmacotherapy
clinical pharmacy
Prevalence
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
medication review
Hospitals
Teaching
Original Research
Retrospective Studies
media_common
Aged
80 and over
Polypharmacy
business.industry
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
Clinical pharmacy
Pharmaceutical care
potentially inappropriate medication
Clinical Interventions in Aging
Emergency medicine
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Pharmacy Service
Hospital
business
Needs Assessment
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: Clinical Interventions in Aging
ISSN: 1178-1998
DOI: 10.2147/cia.s201039
Popis: WOS: 000462319400001
PubMed ID: 30962679
Purpose: Aging increases the prevalence of diseases. The elderly population is consequently often exposed to complex medication regimens. Increased drug use is one of the main reasons for drug-related problems (DRPs). The primary objective of this study was to define and classify DRPs, pharmacist interventions, and frequently prescribed medications in relation to possible DRPs in patients admitted to the geriatric ward of a teaching hospital in Turkey. Patients and methods: Pharmacist medication review reports for 200 orders of 91 patients (mean age: 80.33 +/- 0.46) were analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total of 1,632 medications were assessed and 329 interventions were proposed for possible DRPs in 156 orders. A total of 87.5% of the patients used five or more drugs (mean: 8.17 +/- 0.23). The number of DRPs per order was higher when polypharmacy was present (1.04 +/- 0.15 vs 1.66 +/- 0.11, P
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