Table 7.

Frequency of drug‐related deaths (DRD) cases meeting the Schumock and Thornton criteria

Schumock and Thornton criteria	Number of DRD cases meeting the criteria
(1) the drug was not appropriate for the patient's condition	4
(2) the dose, frequency and route of administration were inappropriate for the patient's age, weight or disease state	1a
(3) therapeutic drug monitoring or other necessary laboratory test was not performed	0
(4) the patient had a history of allergy or previous reaction to the administered drug	0
(5) a documented drug interaction was involved in the ADR	32
(6) a serum concentration above the therapeutic range was documented	0
(7) noncompliance was involved in the ADR	0

^aduration of treatment was not appropriate