Participation of Pharmacist in the Analysis and Handle of Hypoglycemia Induced by Octreotid / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To share the process of analysis and intervene the adverse drug reaction (ADR) caused by octreotide, and to provide reference for the work mode of clinical pharmacist. METHODS: One case of hypoglycemia possibly caused by octreotide was discovered. The clinical pharmacist recommend the doctor to replace octreotide as somatostatin after a review of the relevant information and literatures. Then the clinical pharmacist investigated awareness of hypoglycemia ADR of octreotide among the ICU doctors, and introduced the ADR of octreotide and the difference between octreotide and somatostatin among them. RESULTS: After the intervention, the hypoglycemia was corrected and the patient was cured and clinical pharmacists' working mode was identified. CONCLUSION: Clinically, pharmacists should not only have good professional knowledge, but also master the ways and means of communication, in addition to assisting doctors monitoring of adverse drug reactions, also need to continue to explore the work mode.