Article · Volume 6, Issue 2 · pp. 25–29
Assessment of Medicine Information Provided on Demand by Clinical Pharmacists in Nephrology Wards in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Prasanna RD1,2, Ahsan FKK1, Sudeepthi BL1, S Kazim1, Sonal SM1, Manohar B3, Ravindra AP3
- 1Department of Pharmacy Practice,Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, INDIA.
- 2Chalapathi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
- 3Department of Nephrology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, INDIA.
Abstract
Background: Clinical Pharmacy is an emerging field in India. As it is a new area, clinical pharmacists need to prove the importance of clinical pharmacy services. Provision of medicine information is one of the important clinical pharmacy services provided by the clinical pharmacists.Aims: To assess the medicine information given on demand by clinical pharmacists in nephrology wards.Materials and methods: Assessment of medicine information provided on demand for 4 months by clinical pharmacists was assessed.Results: The clinical pharmacists were asked 76 times to provide the medicine information during the study period. Out of 76, 53 (69.73%) queries were demanded by nephrologists, 20 (26.31%) by medical post graduates (PGs) and 3 (4.10%) by nursing staff. 39 (51.31%) queries were asked for the better patient care, 21 (27.63%) to update the knowledge and 16 (21.05%) were solicited to educate the patient. The results about time taken to answer the query, question category and reference consulted are given in detail in the context.Conclusion: It proves that clinical pharmacists including PharmD candidates can work well in the clinical set-up and can be considered as an emerging field in India.
Keywords: Clinical Pharmacy; Clinical Pharmacist; PharmD; India; Medicine information; drug information; nephrology; pharmacy practice
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