Table 2.

Drug‐related problems identified among hospitalized hypertensive and heart failure study participants (N = 134) at the Korle Bu teaching hospital in 2019

Drug‐related problem	Frequency	%
Medication Counseling need No drug treatment for existing indication Drug interaction No or inappropriate monitoring Drug under‐administered or not administered at all (missed doses) Dose too high Inappropriate Drug selection	62 29 26 26 23 22 13	25.1 11.7 10.5 10.5 9.3 8.9 5.3
Duplication of therapy Dose too frequent or not frequent enough Contraindication Adverse drug reaction Inadequate response No indication for drug use Treatment duration too long or short Inappropriate drug form	12 9 5 4 4 3 3 2	4.9 3.6 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 0.8
Drug dose too low	2	0.8
Inappropriate timing and dosing interval of drug administration (admin errors)	2	0.8
Total	247	100