Pharmaceutical Practice of Clinical Pharmacists Involved in the Treatment of Acute Metronidazole Poison-ing / 中国药师

ABSTRACT

To investigate the role of clinical pharmacists in the treatment team for acute drug poisoning,the pharmaceutical prac-tice of clinical pharmacists involved in the treatment of acute metronidazole poisoning was reported in the present paper. Clinical phar-macists assisted physicians in developing blood perfusion regimen on the basis of drug characteristics. Referring to the related guide-lines and evidence-based medicine, clinical pharmacists optimized the drug treatment programs to avoid drug-induced liver injury and stress ulcer. Meanwhile,clinical pharmacists provided an individualized heparin regimen and pharmaceutical care for the patient. With the close collaboration with physicians,the patient obtained perfect medicine therapy and pharmaceutical care. It is suggested clinical pharmacists play an active role in the rescue of acute drug poisoning patient by providing poisoning drug information for physicians time-ly and participating in the design of drug treatment programs using professional knowledge.