3.1 Characteristics of study population
A total of 288 eligible patients were invited by the pharmacists to participate in the study during their daily outpatient visits, and 260 patients were recruited (participation rate 90.28%). A total of 244 patients completed all required follow-up and were included in our study (completion rate was 93.85%). The patients had a mean of 8.76±4.35 ongoing medications during patients’ routine clinic visits. The most commonly seen comorbid conditions were hypertension (70.08 %), heart disease (56.56%), and hyperlipidemia (29.92%). The demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients are described in Table 1.