[The added value of Professional Pharmaceutical Assistance Services. A case of pharmaceutical care]. / El valor añadido de los servicios profesionales farmacéuticos asistenciales. Un caso de SFT.

ABSTRACT

A 62-year-old patient, dependent, with good therapeutic adherence and the presence of psychiatric illnesses that limit his quality of life. Your soon, a caregiver since his personality disorder was diagnosed, goes to the pharmacy asking for help to deal with the situation. Study and evaluation of the case The patient's health status was evaluated, and possible Medication-Associated Negative Outcomes (NOM) were detected that limited her quality of life. INTERVENTION He was referred to his primary care physician with a multidisciplinary consultation report indicating possible NOM and possible modifications. RESULTS: The primary care physician accepted the intervention and began with a progressive deprescription of benzodiazepines, with respect to the extrapyramidal symptoms, the NOM was confirmed, and he was referred to his psychiatry specialist. After significantly improving their quality of life, their cardiovascular diseases were addressed, for which hygienic-sanitary measures were taken to reduce their cardiovascular risk. CONCLUSIONS: The coordination of the different health professionals allows an increase in the autonomy of the patient, a deprescription of medications and an optimization of health resources, translating into an improvement in their quality of life.