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Table 1 Summary of MTM alert screenshots evaluated

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

Alert Category

Na

MTPs Targeted by Alert (number of alerts evaluated)

Indication

5

Need for ACE/ARBb 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)

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)

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