Hot News: Great pharmacist can save lives of chronic patient have polypharmacy.

Hot News:
Great pharmacist can save lives of chronic patient have polypharmacy.


Effectiveness of telephone counselling by a pharmacist in reducing mortality in patients receiving polypharmacy: randomised controlled trial.

BMJ published 17 August 2006

The highlight of this study.

• Many drugs for chronic conditions—notably cardiovasculardisease—reduce morbidity and mortality in controlled clinical trial settings.
• Only half of patients who receive polypharmacy are fully compliant.3 4 Although interventions such as telephone or postal reminders from pharmacists improve compliance
• The pharmacist asked about the patient’s treatment regimens; clarified any misconceptions; explained the nature of any side effects; reminded patients of their next clinic appointment; and reinforced the importance of compliance with treatment and relevant aspects of self care, such as diet, exercise, and self monitoring.
• In this single centre, randomised, controlled study, telephone counselling by a pharmacist improved compliance, reduced mortality, and reduced use of healthcare resources in patients receiving polypharmacy.

The sane error non copliance of drug use by patient look like non adherence of clinical practice guidelines by doctor.
Not complete use solving by pharmacist can reduced 41 % of mortality rate
How about negative effectiveness by non adherence of clinical practice guidelines by doctor.
40% or 50% of mortality rate.

Mortality = dead = painful of family = not fair

Keyword: Medical malpractice from drug error