Alerts for community pharmacist-provided medication therapy management: recommendations from a heuristic evaluation

Table 1 Summary of MTM alert screenshots evaluated

Alert Category	N^a	MTPs Targeted by Alert (number of alerts evaluated)
Indication	5	Need for ACE/ARB^b therapy (2)
		Need for statin therapy (1)
		Duplicate/unnecessary beta blocker drug therapy (2)
Effectiveness	5	Drug-drug interaction to reduce plasma concentration of immunosuppressant drug (1)
		Sub-optimal statin dosage (1)
		Sub-optimal choice of cholesterol-lowering drug (2)
		Sub-optimal asthma drug (1)
Safety	6	Unsafe drug (anti-hypertensives; benzodiazepine; hypnotic; antidepressant) for patient due to patient age (5)
Safety	6	Drug-drug (anti-hypertensives) interaction (1)
Adherence	6	Medication (sleep agent; antidepressants, cholesterol-lowering drug, anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic) non-adherence (6)
Cost	2	Cost-savings opportunity through switch to alternative drug (statin; anti-hypertensive) (2)

^a n = number of alerts evaluated for each category. (Total N = 24)
^bACE angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker