Table 5 Types of pharmacist clinical interventions and degree of acceptance
From: Drug-related problems and their clinical interventions in a Ghanaian teaching hospital
Intervention type | Method | Number of reports | Acceptance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||
Drug regimen change (n=775[76.1%]) | Verbal | 643 | 730 (94) | 45 (6) |
Write in medical notes | 109 | |||
Acted on by pharmacist | 20 | |||
Prescribe/procure for patient | 3 | |||
Monitoring required (n = 132 [13%]) | Verbal | 82 | 130 (98) | 2 (2) |
Write in patient medical notes | 49 | |||
Write formal note | 1 | |||
Counselling required (n = 52 [5.1%]) | Verbal | 9 | 49 (94) | 3 (6) |
Acted on by pharmacist | 42 | |||
Prescribe/procure for patient | 1 | |||
Communication (n = 54[5.3%]) | Verbal | 45 | 50 (93) | 4 (7) |
Write in medical notes | 8 | |||
Prescribe/procure for patient | 1 | |||
Adverse drug reporting (n = 6 [0.6%]) | Write formal note | 6 | 6 (100) | 0 (0) |