A PROSPECTIVE INTERVENTIONAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGIST ON PATIENT CARE BY DRUG INTERVENTIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN A TERTIARY MULTISUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

Objective: The main aim was to analyze the impact and effectiveness of having a clinical pharmacologist in an intensive care unit to optimize drug therapy, reduce polypharmacy through clinical pharmacologist interventions by keeping main focus on optimizing the quality of pharmacotherapy and patient safety. [1,2] Methods: A prospective interventional study on 170 patients was carried out in different specialized intensive care units of a multisuperspeciality hospital in North India. Drug related problems were identified and documented. Results: Out of 170 patients studied, a total of 89 clinical pharmacologist interventions were documented. Among them 66 suggestions were accepted by the physicians and 23 were not. Conclusion: Clinical pharmacologists activities in our study has resulted in pointing out more serious problems present in the critical care areas. Hence it helped in improving the patient outcome.