Efficacy of Clinical Pharmacists' Intervention on Combined Use of Antibiotic Injections in Outpatient Department / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the incidence of adverse drug reactions(ADRs),the ratio of irrational drug use and the average daily drug costs after the initiation of clinical pharmacists' intervention on the combined use of antibiotic injections in the outpatient department.METHODS:By a controlled prospective study,500 patients in the intravenous center in outpatient department whose records were in line with inclusion criteria were included before intervention as controls,and after the initiation of clinical pharmacists' intervention on the combined use of antibiotic injection in the outpatient department,500 patients meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled as trial group.A database was established and the results were analyzed statistically.RESULTS:The irrational drug use was noted in 52 cases in the control group versus 21 cases in the trial group and the ADRs or adverse drug events were noted in 18 cases for the control group versus 9 cases for the trial group.The daily mean drug cost reduced by 29.84 yuan after intervention.CONCLUSION:The intervention measures contributed to the reduction in incidences of irrational drug use and ADRs and drug costs.