Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Services in General Surgery: A Hospital-Based Prospective Interventional Study

The goals of this study include conducting pharmaceutical care research and documenting drug-related problems in the surgery department. Furthermore, these types of studies may raise awareness among both physicians and patients about the use of drugs in surgery. In a general surgery hospital, a prospective interventional study was carried out. Using the classification of drug-related problems, the prescriptions were analysed for the use of inappropriate drugs. In 100 cases, 62 patients were found to have drug-related issues. The number of antibiotics prescribed was 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in 8, 11, 12, 32, 18, 18, 1 cases respectively. In November, there was a significant increase in the outcome of antibiotic rationality and cases that followed guidelines when compared to October, and a slight decrease in December due to some limitations. According to the overall study, prescribing is a more important cause of drug-related problems than dispensing and using the drug. Drug-related issues must be recognised as a significant contributing treatment factor for the best health care outcome. Our findings highlight the critical role of clinical pharmacists in identifying and resolving drug-related issues and medication errors in all hospitals.