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. 2012 Aug;58(8):862–868.

Table 6.

Drug-related problems addressed throughout the study period

PROBLEMS NO. OF PROBLEMS (N = 782) NO. OF PATIENTS (N = 112)
Patient is taking or receiving a drug for which there is no valid indication 91 57
Patient requires drug therapy for an indication and is not receiving or taking this therapy 157 82
Patient is not taking or receiving the appropriate drug or drug product 48 38
Patient is taking or receiving too little drug 83 57
Patient is taking or receiving too much drug 69 43
Patient is not taking or receiving the prescribed drugs appropriately 128 66
Patient is experiencing an adverse drug reaction (not related to dose) 36 29
Patient is experiencing a drug-drug, drug-food, or drug-laboratory interaction 56 44
Other 114 60