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. 2020 Jul 20;20:671. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05537-3

Table 2.

Drug therapy problems

Category of drug therapy problems Number of drug therapy problems (N = 301) (%a)
Indication Unnecessary drug therapy 55 (18.27%)
Needs additional drug therapy 50 (16.61%)
Effectiveness Ineffective drug 2 (0.66%)
Dosage too low 19 (6.31%)
Safety Adverse drug reaction 130 (43.19%)
Dosage too high 41 (13.62%)
Adherence Non-adherence 4 (1.33%)

a Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding