Table 2.
Drug-related problems underlying pharmacists’ interventions (n = 841)
| Class | Subclass of DRP | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indication | Additional drug therapy required | 73 | (8.7) |
| Unnecessary drug therapy | 3 | (0.4) | |
| Effectiveness | Ineffective drug therapy | 8 | (1.0) |
| Dosage too low | 45 | (5.4) | |
| Safety | Dosage too high | 183 | (21.8) |
| Adverse drug event | 8 | (1.0) | |
| Drug use | Drug use problem | 13 | (1.5) |
| Pharmaceutical care | Drug-drug interaction | 390 | (46.4) |
| Contra-indication | 64 | (7.6) | |
| Duplicate therapy | 25 | (3.0) | |
| Monitoring | 11 | (1.3) | |
| Discrepancy with pre-admission pharmacotherapy | 8 | (1.0) | |
| Administrative prescribing errors | 10 | (1.2) | |
| Total | 841 | (100.0) |
DRP drug-related problem