Pharmaceutical Care at the primary care clinic in Garðabær - number and type of drug therapy problems identified among elderly clients (Lyfjafræðileg umsjá á Heilsugæslunni í Garðabæ - greining á fjölda og eðli lyfjatengdra vandamála eldri einstaklinga)

TY - JOUR

T1 - Pharmaceutical Care at the primary care clinic in Garðabær - number and type of drug therapy problems identified among elderly clients (Lyfjafræðileg umsjá á Heilsugæslunni í Garðabæ - greining á fjölda og eðli lyfjatengdra vandamála eldri einstaklinga)

AU - Blondal, Anna Bryndis

AU - Almarsdottir, Anna Birna

AU - Jonsson, Jon Steinar

AU - Gizurarson, Sveinbjorn

PY - 2017/11

Y1 - 2017/11

N2 - INTRODUCTION: Elderly people are a rising population in Iceland. With higher age the likelihood of drug consumption increases and thus drug therapy problems. Pharmaceutical care has been established abroad, where the pharmacist works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to reduce patients' drug therapy problems. The aim of this research was to study the number and types of drug therapy problems of older individuals in primary care in Garðabær, by providing pharmacist-led pharmaceutical care in collaboration with general practitioners.METHODS: Five general practitioners selected patients, 65 years and older, and asked the pharmacist to provide them with pharmaceutical care service. The pharmacist provided pharmaceutical care using a well-defined process.RESULTS: A total of 100 patients participated in the research, 44 men and 56 women. On average the pharmacist identified two drug therapy problems per patient. The most frequent drug therapy problem was related to noncompliance (30.1%), next was adverse drug reaction (26.7%) and the third was unnecessary drug therapy (18.2%). Almost all pharmacist comments were accepted by the general practitioners (90.3%).CONCLUSIONS: Our results reveal that a pharmacist providing pharmaceutical care makes, on average, two comments regarding each drug therapy. In almost all cases the general practitioners accept the comments.

AB - INTRODUCTION: Elderly people are a rising population in Iceland. With higher age the likelihood of drug consumption increases and thus drug therapy problems. Pharmaceutical care has been established abroad, where the pharmacist works in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to reduce patients' drug therapy problems. The aim of this research was to study the number and types of drug therapy problems of older individuals in primary care in Garðabær, by providing pharmacist-led pharmaceutical care in collaboration with general practitioners.METHODS: Five general practitioners selected patients, 65 years and older, and asked the pharmacist to provide them with pharmaceutical care service. The pharmacist provided pharmaceutical care using a well-defined process.RESULTS: A total of 100 patients participated in the research, 44 men and 56 women. On average the pharmacist identified two drug therapy problems per patient. The most frequent drug therapy problem was related to noncompliance (30.1%), next was adverse drug reaction (26.7%) and the third was unnecessary drug therapy (18.2%). Almost all pharmacist comments were accepted by the general practitioners (90.3%).CONCLUSIONS: Our results reveal that a pharmacist providing pharmaceutical care makes, on average, two comments regarding each drug therapy. In almost all cases the general practitioners accept the comments.

KW - English Abstract

KW - Journal Article

U2 - 10.17992/lbl.2017.11.159

DO - 10.17992/lbl.2017.11.159

M3 - Tidsskriftartikel

C2 - 29083310

SN - 0023-7213

VL - 103

SP - 481

EP - 486

JO - Laeknabladid

JF - Laeknabladid

IS - 11

ER -