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ROLE OF CLINICAL PHARMACIST ON DRUG RELATED PROBLEMS AND RESULTING THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES

Jonnalagadda Vineela*, Bezawada Vijaya Sainika, Katyayani Kurapati, Manda Joy Prise, Natta Prathibha and Kantamaneni Padmalatha

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Abstract

Advancement in pharmacotherapy leads to the new drug discovery for the clinical problem, and also exploring the clinical outcomes and Drug-Related Problems (DRP). Drug-related problems are frequent and will increase the patient economic burden and cause a negative impact on the overall quality of life of patients, even morbidity and mortality. As from the previous studies clinical pharmacists can effectively identify and forestall the clinically significant drug-related problems with collaboration with the physicians by participating in the hospital multidisciplinary team while prescribing and dispensing the drugs and also counsel the patients about the medication and follow up to get a far better benefit. This review suggests that clinical pharmacists have a massive scope and are an integral part of the healthcare system.

Keywords: Drug-related problems (DRP), Clinical pharmacist, therapeutic outcomes, adverse drug reaction (ADR).