Table 4 Main results of pharmacists’ interventions (January–December 2014) Institutions included (2 HSS: 268 beds; EARs: 176 nursing homes): Patient characteristics and general data of the interventions, and most prevalent DRP derived from interventions in HSS
From: Development of a pharmaceutical care program in progressive stages in geriatric institutions
Number of pharmacist interventions | 2251 | |
Degree of acceptance | 81.4% | |
Patient characteristics | Mean age: 80.5 60,8% female | |
Mean interventions per patient | 2.2 | |
Most prevalent DRP | Inappropriate dose, form, schedule, route or administration method | 29.3% |
More cost-effective alternative | 19.6% | |
More cost-effective alternative | 8.4% | |
Inappropriate drug use in elderly | 8.3% | |