Analysis of Pharmaceutical Intervention of 388 Cases of Medical Orders in Cardiology

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of pharmaceutical intervention of 388 medical orders in cardiology, and to reveal the key point in the clinical pharmacists intervention work. METHODS The intervention data of medical orders in 2014-2015 were collected. The patient characteristics, drug classification and types of irrational drug use involved in pharmaceutical intervention were analyzed. RESULTS In 388 medical orders intervented by pharmacist, there were 314 cases accepted by physicians. The most related drug classification was cardiovascular drugs(42.0%), followed by antibiotics(16.6%) and digestive related drugs(15.3%). In the types of irrational drug use intervention, omitting medication occurred most frequently (20.7%), then contraindication(15.3%) and inappropriate dose(10.2%). CONCLUSION Clinical pharmacists involved in drug therapy and pharmacy services could reduce medical errors and improve rational use of drugs to ensure the safe use of the drug.