ID 96. The Influence of Pharmacist Intervention on Outcomes of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicentre Study.

Introduction: The management of type 2 diabetes mellitus requires extra care not only from health care providers but also from the patients. In the health care system of Malaysia, pharmacists are delivering these DMTAC departments in hospitals. Objectives: This study aimed to appraise the effect of pharmacist intervention in the form of DMTAC services on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in two different hospitals of Malaysia. Materials and Methods: The patients were randomly selected and divided in to two groups. Control group contained those 200 patients who were receiving usual treatment from hospitals whereas intervention group contained those 200 patients who were receiving usual treatment from hospitals together with separate counselling sessions with pharmacists from DMTAC departments. The study continued for one year and 4 visits for both groups. Results: Paired t-test and one-way ANOVA was carried out by SPSS 24. At the end, intervention group patients revealed a greater reduction in HbA1c level as compared to the control group patients (-0.93% vs. -0.19%; p < 0.001). Significant reductions in FBS was also revealed in both groups on each follow-up visits (p < 0.031, 0.043, 0.012, 0.045). Statistical significant reduction was also observed in Systolic and Diastolic BP of the patients (p 0.019). Similarly, statistical significant reduction in cholesterol level was also observed in both groups (p < 0. Conclusion: At the end of the study, intervention group of patients belongs to pharmacist from DMTAC department shows significant improvement in outcomes of diabetes mellitus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]