What type of DUR is focused on monitoring for therapeutic appropriateness?

The correct approach to monitoring for therapeutic appropriateness falls under retrospective Drug Utilization Review (DUR). Retrospective DUR involves reviewing patient medication records and clinical outcomes after prescriptions have been dispensed to assess the appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of the therapy.

This type of review allows pharmacists and healthcare providers to evaluate past medication regimens, typically looking for patterns that may suggest issues with therapeutic appropriateness, such as overutilization, underutilization, or inappropriate medication choices for specific conditions. By analyzing patient outcomes and medication use over a period, it enables improvements in prescribing practices and helps in identifying areas where patient care can be enhanced.

In contrast, other forms of DUR focus on different aspects of medication use: prospective DUR occurs before medications are dispensed and emphasizes potential drug therapy problems, while concurrent DUR takes place during the course of therapy to monitor ongoing medication use and may address real-time issues. Interventional DUR is a term that may involve active intervention based on DUR findings, but it is not specifically a type focused solely on assessing therapeutic appropriateness.