Clinical pharmacy practice Main content ChatGPT’s capabilities ChatGPT’s limitations
drug counseling Providing information, and advice regarding various aspects of pharmaceuticals, including drug names, administration, dosage, adverse effects, drug interactions, precautions, and medication use in special populations. Efficiently and precisely delivering comprehensive drug-related information. Insufficient integration of patients’ real-life circumstances.
prescription appropriateness review
Evaluating the appropriateness of indications, drug selection, formulation, administration routes, dosage, frequency, and combination, as well as assessing contraindications, drug duplication, incompatibilities, and interactions.
1. Assessing prescriptions with minimal medication-related concerns; 2. Identifying prescription issues, including absent indications, unsuitable administration routes, improper dosage, incorrect frequency, inappropriate drug combinations, and the presence of incompatibilities and interactions. 1. Missing some issues in complex prescriptions; 2. Inability to detect issues associated with traditional Chinese medicine; 3. Insufficient guidance on proper dosage and frequency.
patient medication education
Advising patients on rational drug use, including dosage, timing, adverse reactions, required monitoring, and lifestyle adjustments for specific conditions.
Offering a comprehensive overview of therapeutic indications, dosing guidelines, and common adverse effects for each medication.
1. Excessively verbose and unfocused presentation; 2. Insufficient integration of patients’ real-life situations; 3. Inadequate monitoring and lifestyle change guidance; 4. Overly specialized responses.
ADR recognition
Comprehending the concept of ADRs and identifying ADRs.
Recognizing simple ADRs
1. Incorrect identification of ADRs; 2. Partial detection of complex ADRs.
ADR causality assessment
Categorizing ADRs based on causality magnitude: certain, probable/likely, possible, unlikely, and unassessable
1. Systematic analysis of ADR causality: temporal relationship, prior knowledge, drug dechallenge, rechallenge, and alternative causes; 2. Accurate assessment of temporal relationship and prior knowledge. 1. Inaccurate evaluation of drug dechallenge, rechallenge, and alternative causes; 2. Propensity to classify ADR causality as possible.