FERNANDES, M. I. B.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1717877492351671; FERNANDES, Maria Izabelle Barbosa.
Abstract:
The implementation of pharmaceutical clinical services in the hospital environment has a
great influence on obtaining better health outcomes for patients. Offering these services
together with the multidisciplinary team optimizes health outcomes, minimizing
hospitalization time and reducing costs. Thus, this study aimed to carry out an integrative
review on the perception of health professionals working in hospital services about the
clinical performance of the pharmacist. An integrative review was carried out in March and
April 2023 in the databases: Scielo, PubMed, using the combination of keywords:
Pharmaceutical services; Hospital services; Health staff; Perceptions. 186 publications were
identified that, after applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulted in 27 articles
selected to compose the present study, these being from the period from 2013 to 2023. The
years 2017, 2018 and 2019 were the ones with the highest number of publications with 5
articles, followed by 2020, with 4 articles. Regarding the place where the studies were carried
out, the country with the most articles in the present study was the United States with 4
articles. The results showed that most health professionals, doctors, nurses and pharmacists,
had a positive perception of clinical pharmacy services and the presence of a clinical
pharmacist reduced prescription errors, adverse drug reactions, and health care costs.
However, it was seen that some health professionals still do not know the pharmacist's clinical
attributions and that they rarely or never interacted with this professional. Therefore, it is
necessary to include the clinical pharmacist in the multidisciplinary team, so that health
professionals understand and recognize the role of the pharmacist and the benefits of clinical
pharmacy. Knowing the perceptions and expectations of these professionals is an important
factor to improve pharmaceutical care.
