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.