THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL PHARMACIST AS AN INTERVENER IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS IN HOSPITALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v33.e1.a2021.pp41-47

Keywords:

Pharmaceutical services, Medication errors, Inappropriate prescribing

Abstract

Drug-related problems (PRM) are a serious problem that interferes with the efficiency of therapeutic results, with, in most cases, unwanted effects. They  are responsible for increased length of stay, morbidity, mortality, and  increased costs in hospitals. Thus, this research investigates the clinical  pharmacist’s role in identifying MRPs in hospitals, identifying the most  common problems, and verifying which pharmaceutical interventions are  most performed about these. A systematic review was carried out, using  articles from national and international literature. The articles used in this  work were published from 2015 to 2020, indexed in the MEDLINE, SciELO,  LILACS, and PUBMED databases. Such a review was carried out following the guidelines of PRISMA. The search strategy identified 234 articles, leaving 15  studies for reading in full text and included in this review. It was concluded  that the pharmacist works in partnership with the multi-professional team  present in the hospital environment, mostly because he is the most suitable professional to solve problems related to drugs through the verification of drug treatment, evaluation of prescriptions, and  pharmacotherapeutic guidance.

Author Biographies

Hugo dos Santos Souza, UNIVERSIDADE DA AMAZÔNIA Av. Alcindo Cacela, 287, Umarizal, Belém, PA, 66060-000, Brasil

Discente do Curso de Farmácia da UNAMA

Tainá Souza Gonzaga, UNIVERSIDADE DA AMAZÔNIA - UNAMA Av. Alcindo Cacela, 287, Umarizal, Belém, PA, 66060-000, Brasil

Discente do Curso de Farmácia da UNAMA

Vanessa Kele Pureza Barros, UNIVERSIDADE DA AMAZÔNIA - UNAMA Av. Alcindo Cacela, 287, Umarizal, Belém, PA, 66060-000, Brasil

Discente do Curso de Farmácia da UNAMA

Carla de Castro Sant'Anna, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade da Amazônia (UNAMA). Av. Alcindo Cacela, 287, Umarizal, Belém, PA, 66060-000, Brasil

Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação do Núcleo de Medicina Tropical (NMT-UFPA), na área de concentração Patologia das Doenças Tropicais. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oncologia e Ciências Médicas (PPGOCM) da UFPA.

Marcella Kelly Costa de Almeida, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Oncologia, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA). R. Augusto Corrêa, 01 - Guamá, Belém - PA, 66075-110

Doutora em Doenças Tropicais pelo Núcleo de Medicina Tropical da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

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Published

2021-03-30

How to Cite

Souza, H. dos S., Gonzaga, T. S., Barros, V. K. P., Sant’Anna, C. de C., & de Almeida, M. K. C. (2021). THE ROLE OF THE CLINICAL PHARMACIST AS AN INTERVENER IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS IN HOSPITALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Infarma - Pharmaceutical Sciences, 33(1), 41–47. https://doi.org/10.14450/2318-9312.v33.e1.a2021.pp41-47

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2021)

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Review Article

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