The Role of Clinical Pharmacist in Monitoring Drug Therapy in the Cardiovascular and Coronary Care Units in Libya

Pharmacy Practice

  • Asmaa S.H. Alhomri1Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Omar Elmokhtar University, Tobruk, LIBYA.
  • Ahmed A. Battah2Critical Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, EGYPT.
  • Ahmed A. Elberry3Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EGYPT., 4Department of Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacy Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, SAUDI ARABIA.
  • Eman K.A. Abdelall5Department of Organic Chemistery, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EGYPT.
  • Raghda R.S. Hussein6Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, EGYPT.

Volume 22 Issue 4 Pages 1-13

DOI: 10.18549/PharmPract.2024.4.3027

Abstract

Background: In hospitals, medication errors are common and potentially harmful resulting in unintentional discrepancies. The study’s central goal is to assess the clinical pharmacy services’ role in cardiovascular disease inpatients. Methods: The current study was a prospective study conducted on one hundred patients admitted to the CVU and CCU in Libya. The patients were classified into two main groups (I and II), where the guidelines of clinical pharmacy were applied only in Group II. Each group is subdivided into three subgroups with equal numbers of patients. As follows: (Gp a: ten outpatients, Gp b: twenty-five inpatients, Gp c: fifteen patients admitted to CCU. Results: By using clinical pharmacy guidelines, the patients in group I were 28 (56%) had angina pectoris, 28 (56%) responded to treatment, 20 (40%) had complications, and 8 (16%) died; while the patients in group II were 15 (30%) had angina pectoris, 43 (86%) respond to treatment, 7 (14%) had complications and 1 (2%) died. So, the results reported a dramatic decrease in the morbidity rates in all groups that undergo guidelines of clinical pharmacy. Conclusion: The application of clinical aspects of clinical pharmacy is outstanding in CVU and CCU in Libya.

Keywords

  • monitoring drugs
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • coronary care units
  • ccu patients
  • role of clinical pharmacist
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