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. 2019 Oct;7(4):339–346. doi: 10.29252/beat-070401

Table 2.

Rate of drug related hospital admission and death and types of DRPs causing hospitalization

Sr. no. Author, year of publication Admission to Hospital (reason) Death due to DRPs Types of DRPs that causes admission
1 Alghamdy M. et al, 2015 [20] 253 (4.5%)
(due to DRP)
10 (4%) Noncompliance 112 (44.3%)
Toxicity and SEs 50 (19.8%)
Drug-drug interactions 29 (11.5%)
Accidental and suicidal drug ingestions 26 (10.3%)
Drug abuse 18 (7.1%)
Drug allergy 10 (4%)
Super-infections 8 (3.2%)
2 Chan A. et al, 2014 [21] 158 (12.4 %)
(due to DRP)
5 (3%) Adverse reaction 155 (94.5%)
Drug interactions 3 (1.8%)
Dosing problem 3 (1.8%)
Drug use problem 3 (1.8%)
3 Schmiedl, S et al, 2014 [22] 6887(3.2%)
(due to ADR)
1.32% NR
4 Benard-laribiere A. et al, 2015 [23] 97(3.6%)
(due to ADR)
1% Type A reactions 67 (69.1%)
Vascular disorders 20 (20.6%)
CNS disorders 11 (11.3%)
Gastrointestinal disorders 9 (9.3%)
General disorders 9 (9.3%).
5 ReppK. et al, 2012 [5] 40% (19/48)
(due to DRP)
0% Adverse drug reactions 6 (32%) Supra-therapeutic doses 6 (32%)
Sub-therapeutic doses 3 (16%) Untreated indication 1 (5%)
Non-adherence 2 (11%)
Drug interactions 1 (5%)
6 Al-Arifi M. et al, 2014 [4] 56 (18.7%)
(due to DRPs)
NR Adverse drug reactions (30.4%)
non-compliance (30.4%)
Untreated indication (10.7%)
Drug interactions (7.1%)
Supra-therapeutic (7.1%)
Sub-therapeutic dose (7.1%)
Improper drug selection (5.4%)
drug use without indication (1.8%)
7 Nickel C. et al, 2013 [26] 77 (12.2%)
(due to DRPs)
NR Adverse drug reactions 42 (56%)
Drug choice problem 9 (12%)
Dosing problems 16 (21%)
Drug use problems 2 (3%)
Drug interactions 3 (4%)
8 Gustafsson M. et al, 2016 [16] 189 (41.3 %) (due to DRPs) NR Dosage too high (12.7 %) Noncompliance (10.6 %)
Ineffective drug 10.6 %
interactions 6.9 %
Needs additional drug (6.3%)
Dosage too low (4.8 %)
Unnecessary drug therapy (2.6 %)
9 Jatau A. et al, 2015 [18] 133 (30.6 %)
(due to ADE)
NR Therapeutic failure74 (55.6 %)
ADR 43 (32.3 %)
Accidental overdose 7 (5.2 %)
Intentional overdose 6 (4.5 %) Untreated indication 3 (3.2 %)
10 Ruiter Ret al, 2012 [10] 26852 (1.3%) (Due to ADR) ADR
11 Pedrós C.et al, 2016 [24] 1976 (3.3%) (Due to ADR) 113 (5.7 %) Acute renal failure (22.9 %)
Upper GI bleeding (16.6%)
Lower GI bleeding (11.2 %)
Intracranial bleeding (9.3%)
Digitalis intoxication (3.7 %)
12 Ahern F, et al, 2013 [32] 75 (8.8%) (due to ADR) NR NR
13 Pedrós C. et al, 2014 [25] 4.2 % (due to ADR) 3.2 % Type A reactions 171 (91.9 %)
Type B 15 (8.1 %)
Renal & urinary disorder 59 (29.4 %)
Gastrointestinal disorders 53 (26.4 %)
Nervous system disorders 21 (10.4 %)
14 Karuppannan M. et al, 2013 [27] 443 (39%)
(ADR)
NR Treatment Failure 351 (79%)
ADR 94 (21%)
Drug overdose 21 (5%)
Medication error 15 (3%)
15 Skoldunger A. et al, 2015 [34] 536 (13%) NR NR
16 Marcum Z. et al, 2012 [33] 68 (10%)
(due to ADR)
NR Bradycardia (n = 6)
hypoglycemia (n = 6)
falls (n = 6)
mental status changes (n = 6)