Pharmaceutical interventions for the promotion of rational use of medicines in hospitals: a review

Authors

  • Jullye Christye Andrade Almeida Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte CEP 44036-900 - Feira de Santana – Bahia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0615-5623
  • Kaio Vinicius Freitas de Andrade Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte CEP 44036-900 - Feira de Santana – Bahia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-9109

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v34.e1.a2022.pp13-24

Keywords:

pharmaceutical intervention, prescription, rational use of medicines, hospital

Abstract

Clinical pharmacy practice is extremely important in hospitals, especially due to the high demand for medical prescription drugs in this setting. In this way, pharmaceutical interventions (PI) can effectively contribute to optimizing pharmacotherapy and for the rational use of medicines (RUM). This work aimed to analyze pharmaceutical interventions in Brazilian hospitals through an integrative review study. Searches were performed in Google Scholar from September to October 2021. Twenty-seven articles were included. The most frequent FI was dose adjustment; change of the administration routes; drug replacement; drug schedule changes; management of drug interactions; adjustment in drug preparation technique. We found the acceptability of the FI higher than 70% in more than 60% of the reviewed studies. Our results show the importance of the clinical pharmacist actively included in the multidisciplinary team in healthcare. For this, professional updating is needed to obtain results that contribute to pharmacotherapy in hospitals.

Author Biographies

Jullye Christye Andrade Almeida, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte CEP 44036-900 - Feira de Santana – Bahia

Departamento de Saúde, Curso de Farmácia

Kaio Vinicius Freitas de Andrade, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana - Avenida Transnordestina, s/n - Novo Horizonte CEP 44036-900 - Feira de Santana – Bahia

Departamento de Saúde, Curso de Farmácia

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Published

2022-04-08

How to Cite

Andrade Almeida, J. C., & Freitas de Andrade, K. V. (2022). Pharmaceutical interventions for the promotion of rational use of medicines in hospitals: a review. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 34(1), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v34.e1.a2022.pp13-24

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Review Article

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