Connecting Pharmacists and Other Health Care Providers (HCPs) towards Drug Therapy Optimization: A Pharmaceutical Care Approach

Table 4

Pharmacist-led interventions at various levels during the study period.

Level of intervention	Type of pharmacist led intervention	N	% age
(1) At the prescriber level	Prescriber informed only	03	1.16
	Prescriber asked for information	04	1.55
	Intervention approved by prescriber	48	18.9
	Intervention not approved by prescriber	12	4.65
	Intervention proposed, outcome unknown	08	3.10
	Total	75	29.1
(2) At the patient level	Written information provided	14	5.42
	Patient referred to the prescriber	21	8.13
	Spoken to family member/caregiver	30	14.62
	Total	65	25.2
(3) At the drug level	Drug changed	08	3.10
	Dosage changed	19	7.36
	Formulation changed	02	0.77
	Instructions for use changed	41	15.89
	Drug stopped	09	3.48
	New drug started	14	5.42
	Total	93	36.0
(4) Other intervention	Other interventions at the patient level	15	5.81
	Side effects reported to authorities	10	3.87
	Total	25	09.7
Total interventions made at various levels		258	100

Bold referring to the total.