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Abstract

In this study used to assess whether the effect of clinical pharmacist intervention on patient education shows a significant difference about the medication’s usage is beneficial to patient or not. Adequate knowledge on medication usage helps paediatric patients to prevent disease progression, relieve symptoms, improve health status, prevent and treat complications, reduce mortality. Also assess whether the pharmacist-patient communication makes a significant difference to patient health outcomes. Its useful to find the progress of symptom resolution to normal condition and provide drug information services. Also find out major drug interactions and adverse drug reactions in prescription.

Keywords

Clinical pharmacy, Drug related Problems (DRP’s), Paediatrics, Pharmacotherapy, Intervention, Drug therapy.

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M. Bramhini, P. Ramya, P. Praneeth Nikhilson, & P. Soumya. (2022). Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Paediatric Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital. International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 11(1), 36-46. https://doi.org/10.61096/ijrpp.v11.iss1.2022.36-46

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