PMID- 25352870 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150811 LR - 20221207 IS - 1729-0503 (Electronic) IS - 1680-6905 (Print) IS - 1680-6905 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 3 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Impact of medication and psychological behaviour assessment by community pharmacists in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients after hospital stay. PG - 539-50 LID - 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.7 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Drug related problem (DRPs) is a key factor which will affect the outcome of therapy and safety. OBJECTIVE: To assess the DRPs in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and psychological aspects of patients by community pharmacists to observe the rate of DRP. METHODS: Prospective randomized controlled intervention study involved T2DM patients and conducted in two community pharmacies at Kanpur from January 2012 to December 2012. The assessment of DRPs was based on the PCNE. Changes in glycosylated hemoglobin (HBA1c), low density lipoproteins (LDL), blood pressure(BP), foot examinations, changes medical and medication utilization were studied. Using as control group, received usual care, and interventional group provided, intervened with use of the standard treatment guidelines (STG). Researcher provided the knowledge to community pharmacists and patients. Baseline and interventional data were collected at 0,3,6,9 and 12 months. RESULTS: Over the 12 month study, participants' average HBA1C reduced from 8.9% at initial visit to 7.5%. During this time, the eye examination rate was raised from 31% to 48%, and the foot examination rate was raised from 35% to 50%. CONCLUSION: The intervention of pharmacists showed little influence on any of the intermediate health outcomes in T2DM. FAU - Gangwar, Sudhir Singh AU - Gangwar SS AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. FAU - Monisha, N AU - Monisha N AD - Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India. FAU - Nachiya, Jainaf AU - Nachiya J AD - Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India. FAU - Narasingarao, Kanchana AU - Narasingarao K AD - Andhra Yuvathi Mandali, School of Pharmacy, Barkatpura, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. FAU - Parimalakrishnan, S AU - Parimalakrishnan S AD - Department of Pharmacy, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India. FAU - Singh, Seo Pratap AU - Singh SP AD - Department of Pharmacology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PL - Uganda TA - Afr Health Sci JT - African health sciences JID - 101149451 RN - 0 (Glycated Hemoglobin A) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Lipoproteins, LDL) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*drug therapy/*psychology MH - Female MH - Glycated Hemoglobin/analysis MH - Humans MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*therapeutic use MH - Length of Stay MH - Lipoproteins, LDL/blood MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Patient Compliance/psychology/statistics & numerical data MH - Pharmacies MH - *Pharmacists MH - Prospective Studies MH - Self Care MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC4209623 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Drug related problems OT - Medication review OT - PCNE classification OT - Psychological behavior OT - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus EDAT- 2014/10/30 06:00 MHDA- 2015/08/12 06:00 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2014/10/30 06:00 PHST- 2014/10/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/10/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/08/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jAFHS.v14.i3.pg539 [pii] AID - 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Afr Health Sci. 2014 Sep;14(3):539-50. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v14i3.7.