[Pharmacotherapy follow-up for patients admitted to the Internal Medicine Department of Hospital Infanta Margarita].
BACKGROUND
In pharmacotherapeutic follow-up a pharmacist is responsible for drug-related patient needs (DRPN) by detecting, preventing and solving medication-related problems aiming at specific results to improve patient quality of life. Drug-related problems are pharmacotherapy failures leading to failed therapeutic goals or undesirable events.


METHODS
In this study, Daders methodology for pharmacotherapeutic follow-up was used in patients admitted to the Internal Medicine Department of Hospital Infanta Margarita, Cabra-Córdoba, Spain.


RESULTS
In all, 85 DRPNs (2.7 DRPNs per patient) were identified, and 36 pharmaceutical procedures were performed, with physicians accepting 92% of said procedures. Forty-nine percent of drug-related problems were related to need, 40% to effectiveness, and 11% to safety.


CONCLUSIONS
The presence of a pharmacist at the Internal Medicine Department allows the detection of DRPNs that are mostly related to need and effectiveness. Pharmaceutical procedures are widely accepted by medical teams.
Campos Vieira
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Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Universitario de Brasília, Brazil.
Bicas Rocha
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Calleja Hernández
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Faus Dáder
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000592:standards*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain
Seguimiento farmacoterapéutico en pacients ingresados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital Infanta Margarita.