Open Access<p>Drug Therapy Problems and the Role of Clinical Pharmacist in Surgery Ward: Prospective Observational and Interventional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Gosaye Mekonen Tefera,
Ameha Zewudie,
Yitagesu Mamo Jima,
Tsegaye Melaku
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s251200
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , logistic regression , pharmacist , clinical pharmacy , informed consent , pharmacy , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , family medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Drug therapy problems (DTPs) are of major concern in health care because of the associated increased cost of treatment, morbidity, and mortality. Thus, clinical practice should constitute the mainstream practice of clinical pharmacy in every ward. However, nothing is known about DTPs and the role of clinical pharmacist in the surgical ward of Ethiopia (the neglected ward).