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This study aims to assess and describe the impact of pharmaceutical care on identified drug-related problems (DRPs) in subjects using psycholeptics and psychoanaleptics in primary care, improving subjects' self-assessed quality of life (QoL)
The hypothesis of the study are:
The study objectives are to:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standardized pharmaceutical care | Experimental | Participants in group A received pharmacists' interventions based on standardized Medication Review (MR) and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) protocols. |
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| Basic counseling | Active Comparator | Participants enrolled in group B received pharmaceutical care based on common pharmacist´s practice in Croatia. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pharmaceutical care in solving drug-related problems in subjects using psychotropic medicines based on standardized protocol.. | Other | Pharmacists' interventions were based on Medication Review and Medication Therapy Management evaluations of a subjects' pharmacotherapy to optimize medicine use, improve treatment outcomes and quality of life. The intervention involved the identification of drug-related problems and addressing these issues through pharmacist interventions. The intervention was based on information gathered from the subjects and a list of medicines in use. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Assessment of the quality of life in subjects using psycholeptics and psychoanaleptics | A short version of the World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire) is being used to assess subjects' QoL. The scale range is from 0 to 100. A higher score number indicates better QoL. | Prior and after the pharmacists' intervention during three months period. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Analysis of identified drug-related problems | To analyze the type of DRPs, validated Classification for Drug-Related Problems from the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe Association, version 9.1 has been used. PCNE Classification for DRPs describes each type of DRP by unique code. | During period of three months. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Pharmacy Bobanovic Vujnovic Pula | Pula | 52100 | Croatia |
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| Common pharmacists' practice in Croatia. | Other | Group B participants received pharmaceutical care based on common pharmacists' practice in Croatia during the dispensing of psychotropic drugs. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010593 | Pharmaceutical Services |
| ID | Term |
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| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |
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