Initial Implementation of Outpatient Prescription Checking and Intervention in Our Hospital
- VernacularTitle:我院门诊处方审核和干预的初步实施
- Author:
Wenbin XIA
;
Nan ZHANG
;
Yan YAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prescription check;
Outpatient dispensing;
Role of pharmacists;
Rational use of drug
- From:
China Pharmacy
2005;0(23):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the problems commonly occurred in outpatient prescriptions and to evaluate pharmacists’ role in the checking and intervention of prescriptions.METHODS:Questionable prescriptions recorded by outpatient pharmacists in their routine prescription checking from June,2004 to October, 2004 were classified and statistically analyzed. RESULTS:On average,the questionable prescriptions accounted for 0.35% of all the prescriptions dispensed by pharmacists. Of the questionable prescriptions,usage problems accounted for 43.0%,dosage accounted for 39.4%,volume dose accounted for 9.7%,frequency accounted for 2.7%.The results in prescribed frequency were significantly different before and after pharmacists intervention(P
