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Effect of Pharmaceutical Care in Epileptic Patients at Prasat
Neurological Institute
Chaleevun Jaiklom M.Sc. in Pharm, Theresa Asawutmangkul M.Sc. in Pharm,
Nitchayanan Boonyapat M.Sc. in Pharm.
Prasat Neurological Institute, Department of Medical Services,
Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: Epilepsy is a chronic disease, which the continuous treatment is
necessary. The drugs related problems such as noncompliance or drug
interaction are the major problems, and affect to the control of disease.
Objective: This experimental design study aimed at analyzing the effects of
pharmaceutical care in epileptic patients at Prasat Neurological Institute
towards drug-related problems, medication adherence, patient knowledge
about epileptic disease and treatment.
Methods:Eighty nine patients with epilepsy, who visited outpatient service
between November 2012 to September 2013, were randomly recruited into
the study. Data were collected by self-administered forms and interview
before and after pharmaceutical care. The subjects were monitored by
pharmacist twice visits.
Results: After pharmaceutical care, it was found that the number of drug
related problems were significantly decreased at second visits (p<0.001). Mean
scores of medication adherence were significantly higher than those of first
visits (p < 0.01). The subjects also had significantly higher mean scores of
knowledge about epilepsy disease and treatment than those of first visits
(p<0.001).
2015 Annual Academic Research Study Presentations
