A Pilot Study on Assessment of Impact of Pharmacist-Delivered Intervention on Compliance and Low-Density Lipoprotein Goals Among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Abstract

The objective of this work was to assess the pharmacist provided telephonic patient educational interventions, designed to improve the management of lipid levels and reduce the non-compliance of lipid-lowering medications. This work was a prospective study. The participants were 60 adults (intervention group with 30 and control group with 30) with cardiovascular disease prescribed lipid-lowering drugs to manage dyslipidemia. Patients in the intervention group were advised regarding lipid management and compliance with therapy by a pharmacist through regular face-to-face counseling and telephonic counseling. Control group patients were received standard medical care. The primary outcome measure was the percentage of patients who achieved a goal low-density lipoprotein below 100 mg/dl±5 % and improvement in adherence to the prescribed medications after 2 mo. In the intervention group, a significant difference was observed in the low-density lipoprotein levels and improvement in adherence after 2 mo of pharmacist intervention. The study demonstrated that pharmacists’ individualized telephonic counseling had positive impacts on the management of lipid levels, including improved medication compliance.