Pharmaceutical Care in Emergency Department

Effectiveness Pharmaceutical Care at Discharge in the Emergency Department: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of pharmaceutical care, compared to usual care, in patient discharge in an emergency department in patients with hypertension and/or diabetes mellitus type 2.

This is a randomized controlled, single-center study, with blinding of outcome assessors. A pilot study with ten patients was previously conducted in order to test study logistics and data collection instruments. Participants will be recruited from a public ED at Restinga district in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Blood pressure inadequate control (systolic blood pressure ≥ 160 or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 100 mmHg) or
• Diabetes mellitus inadequate Control( ≥ 200 mg/dL) or hypoglycemia moderate or severe
• Be referred to clinical care.

Exclusion Criteria:

• < 18 years
• Not resident of Porto Alegre
• Diabetes mellitus type I
• Unable to answer the questionnaire or to sign the informed consent form
• Hospital admission
• Death