Table 5 Pharmacists’ recommendations (n = 278) for 170 MRPs documented in PharMIbridge RCT
Recommendations/actions | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in pharmacotherapy | Dose increase | 59 | 21.2 |
Dose decrease | 32 | 11.5 | |
Drug change | 21 | 7.6 | |
Drug formulation change | 4 | 1.4 | |
Dose frequency/schedule change | 19 | 6.8 | |
Other changes to therapy | 18 | 6.5 | |
Subtotal | 153 | 55.0 | |
Referral to other services | Refer to prescriber | 67 | 24.1 |
Refer for medication review | 7 | 2.5 | |
Other referral required | 3 | 1.1 | |
Subtotal | 77 | 27.7 | |
Information provision | Education or counselling session | 27 | 9.7 |
Written summary of medications | 1 | 0.4 | |
Recommend dose administration aid | 4 | 1.4 | |
Other written information | 1 | 0.4 | |
Subtotal | 33 | 11.9 | |
Monitoring | Monitoring: laboratory test | 7 | 2.5 |
Monitoring: non-laboratory | 5 | 1.8 | |
Subtotal | 12 | 4.3 | |
None | No recommendation necessary | 3 | 1.1 |
Subtotal | 3 | 1.1 | |
Total | 278 | – | |