Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
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Impact of Health Care Interventions on Quality of Life and in Identifying and Resolving Drug-Related Problems

Luiz Grice^{* *}Correspondence: Luiz Grice, Department of Health Systems, Stanford University, Stanford, USA, Email:

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A clinical intervention can be defined as "Any professional activity carried out by the pharmacist with the aim of enhancing the quality of medicine use and culminating in a suggestion for a modification of the patient's medication therapy, mode of administration, or dosage habits."

The act of a pharmacist spotting a possible MRP and offering advice to try to avoid or address the MRP is known as a clinical intervention. Clinical interventions are meant to be used in conjunction with other professional services like pharmacist immunization services, intra-pharmacy Meds Review assistance, Staged Supply, Home Medicines Reviews, and Residential Medication Management Reviews.

We defined a "Pharmaceutical Intervention" in patient care as a recommendation made by a pharmacist with respect to a drugrelated issue that a patient may be experiencing at any point during the medication process. Classifications aid in the documentation of interventions in day-to-day practice, and the data they produce serve as a resource for epidemiological research. None of the currently available instruments have been used concurrently in the community pharmacy and medical facilities, and the majority has not yet been consistently adopted in practice. Any initiative or strategy aimed at promoting better mental and physical health among the general public is considered a public health intervention. Numerous entities, including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and state health agencies, can manage public health programs.

Screening programs, immunizations, food and water supplements, and health promotion are examples of common intervention kinds. Public health interventions frequently address concerns including obesity, drug, alcohol, and tobacco use, as well as the development of infectious diseases.

Various institutions, including private companies and health departments, may oversee health initiatives. These interventions can function at several levels, including national, international, or local. Websites, audio/video messages, and other forms of mass media can reach the entire community; alternatively, administrative measures like expanding the availability of nutritious food in schools can target particular demographics.

Pharmacists may be able to help patients adhere to antiretroviral therapy more frequently. Antiretroviral treatment must be taken continuously, thus patients must visit pharmacies on a regular basis, usually once a month, to pick up their prescription. As a result, they interact with pharmacists frequently. The effect of HIV-specialized facilities on adherence to Anti Retro-viral Therapy (ART) and discovered that, in comparison to nonspecialized community pharmacies, these pharmacies did assist patients in achieving higher adherence to treatment.

A decreased pill burden and increased adherence to treatment were observed after interventions intended to modify treatment, lessen its side effects, and alter the amount and duration of drug intake in order to evaluate the efficacy of pharmacist actions on ART adherence.

Many nations are currently evolving their health systems to provide more person-centered care. we show how pharmaceutical treatment might become more person-centered by applying a person-centered care model developed by a national multidisciplinary study center in Gothenburg, Sweden, along with the clinical job duties performed by outpatient and inpatient pharmacists.

Pharmaceutical care encompasses several key components, including the pharmacist's central role and patient-centered care approach; integrated care, which involves collaboration with prescribers, careers, and other healthcare professionals; prevention, detection, and recovery of medication-related issues; and the responsibility for optimizing medication use to improve patient results and standard life. The following actions are intended to be taken as part of the pharmaceutical care delivery process in order to address the elements that have been noted: A) evaluation of the patient's health and pharmaceutical requirements; B) identification and ranking of medicationrelated issues, C) patients agreement, execution, and monitoring; D) choice of intervention(s); and E) creation of a medication care plan. The benefits of pharmaceutical care are reported in the literature as a result of the proposed actions, which include improving patient quality of life, maximizing medication use, and disclosing medication needs and drug-related issues to patients.

Pharmacists frequently offer clinical interventions to enhance patients' health outcomes. To avoid or address MRPs associated with both prescription and over-the-counter medications, clinical interventions are offered.

"An activity or occurrence affecting medication therapy that physically or might cause problems with the individual obtaining the optimal outcome of medical care" is the definition of an MRP given in the literature. Drug-related problems, medication errors, adverse drug events, adherence problems, and adverse drug reactions are terms used to characterize an MRP or subtype.

Individual behavior modification interventions can be particularly difficult. One such approach is health promotion, in which media and education are used to encourage good habits, such as avoiding open defecation in underdeveloped nations, using condoms to prevent the spread of STDs, and eating nutritious foods to prevent obesity.

Laws that prohibit specific behaviors, like making vaccinations mandatory or making HIV transmission illegal, can also be viewed as public health interventions. These kinds of policies are usually divisive, though, especially when it comes to criminalizing HIV, when there is evidence that it may have the opposite effect.