Table 3 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 EARs
From: Development of a pharmaceutical care program in progressive stages in geriatric institutions
Number of pharmacist interventions | 1621 | |
Degree of acceptance | 74.5% | |
Patient characteristics | Mean age: 86.2 69,5% female | |
Mean interventions per patient | 1.8 | |
Most prevalent DRP | Inappropriate drug use in elderly | 19.4% |
Condition for which no drug is prescribed | 16.4% | |
Medication with no indication | 15.6% | |
Inappropriate dose, form, schedule, route or administration method | 12.8% | |