Effect of pharmacy practice on the administration of treatments in older adults, Ecuador

Abstract

Introduction. The older adult population is considered a vulnerable group that requires priority attention for their health care. The appearance of comorbidities, chronic non-communicable diseases, and other health other health events often lead to polymedication in the older adult, which increases the risk of this increases the risk of drug therapy failure. Objective. This is why this research aims to evaluate the impact of pharmaceutical interventions in older adults in Ecuador. Methodology. The population sample consisted of 345 older adults in Ecuador, considering the inclusion or exclusion criteria as: without distinction of ethnicity or gender. Surveys were administered to the study population, to obtain individual, demographic and socioeconomic data. Later the Dader method of pharmacotherapeutic follow-up was used for 32 weeks of scheduled sessions and the McNemar statistical analysis with a significant percentage of 5% was used to establish the significance of 5%, to establish a significant relationship between pharmaceutical activity in older adults. Results. 84.35% of the study population presented health problems, 47.25% consumed medicines for the treatment of their pathologies. A total of 118 negative outcomes associated with medicines were identified at 118 negative outcomes associated with medicines were identified. Also, 157 Drug-Related Problems (DRP), of which 33.05% were related to untreated health problems, quantitative ineffectiveness with 26.27% were quantitative ineffectiveness, followed by non-quantitative ineffectiveness 15.25%, and unnecessary medication effect at 3.39%. However, through the pharmaceutical activity, a better pharmaceutical adherence of 80.3% was achieved 80.3%. Conclusion. Ecuadorian older adults present various pathologies, and they seek pharmacological therapy, thus being identified as the most vulnerable group as the vulnerable group most susceptible to polymedication. In the study, a high frequency of the study showed a high frequency of problems related to medication. Without However, through the pharmaceutical interventions, adherence to treatment was adherence, which contributes significantly to the quality of life of this group life quality of this group. General Area of Study: pharmacy. Specific area of study: pharmaceutical care. Type of study: Original articles.