title: [Analysis of pharmaceutical intervention in outpatients pharmacy department].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analize the pharmaceutical interventions made in outpatients pharmacy department of a secondary hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective and observational study of pharmaceutical interventions made from October 1st 2010 to December 31st 2011. RECORDED DATA: Number of patients, age at the end of the study, diagnostic, prescribing departments, drug-related problems (DRP), negative outcomes associated with medication (NOM), type of pharmaceutical interventions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  231 DRP were found and a pharmaceutical intervention was performed for each DRP in 184 different patients. The main DRPs detected were: drugs interactions (26%), prescription mistakes (15, 6%) and non-compliance (15, 6%). Only 26 (11,2%) DRP caused a NOM. Most interventions were: recommendating treatment changes (35,6%), promoting the monitorization of the effectiveness of treatment (34,6%) and increasing adherence (15,6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pharmacist activity allows individualized monitoring and is crucial to avoid NOM.
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authors.lastname: Díaz Gómez
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authors.lastname: Lázaro López
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authors.lastname: Horta Hernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012380:Role; D063728:Secondary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult