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. 2023 Jan 10;13:1049289. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1049289

TABLE 5.

Examples of drug-related problems identified in the control and intervention groups and recommended by the pharmacist.

The basic classification Examples of Drug-Related Problems
Problems (also potential)
 P1 Treatment effectiveness Recommendation for change due to increased CRP in a patient using levofloxacin.
 P2. Treatment safety Recommendation due to metoclopramide drug-drug interaction.
 P3. Other Suggestion of an alternative dosage form for the drug to be the appropriate dosage form.
Causes (including possible causes for potential problems)
 C1. Drug selection Modification recommendation due to clarithromycin-Silodosin drug-drug interaction.
 C2 Drug form Dosage form recommendation in the patient used in pediatric dosage form.
 C3 Dose selection Ampicillin-Sulbactam dosing recommendation.
 C4 Treatment duration -
 C5 Dispensing -
 C6 Drug use process Suggestion for the patient in the lactation period to express and store milk before drug use.
 C7 Patient related Concurrent unnecessary antibiotic use was detected in the patient who received outpatient antibiotic therapy. Suggestion to organize antibiotic therapy
 C8 Patient transfer related -
 C9. Other Although there are two different drugs from the same group in the drug order, one of them is not used.
Planned Interventions
 I0. No intervention Somnolence assessment recommendation in a patient using clonazepam.
 I1. At prescriber level Prescription modification recommendation due to irbesartan duplication
 I2. At patient level Suggestion to breast-feed within 4 hours after taking the drug to a patient using steroids during the lactation period.
 I3. At drug level Recommendation for drug change in accordance with kidney functions.
 I4. Other Recommendation for referral to the relevant branch after discharge for uncontrolled chronic disease
Intervention Acceptance
 A1. Intervention accepted Recommendation to discontinue drug use in patients using two different antiemetics
 A2. Intervention not accepted Recommendation for analgesic change for the patient with intense pain.
 A3. Other It was suggested that the patient with tinnitus was told that the problem could be caused by medication, and referral to the relevant branch physician was recommended.
Status of the DRP
 O0. Problem status unknown The patient who needed LMWH could not be followed up due to discharge to a different service.
 O1. Problem solved The dose of meropenem was adjusted according to the patients’ need.
 O2. Problem partially solved The patient's electrolyte deficiency was associated with chemotherapy.
 O3. Problem not solved The patient who needed dose reduction was referred to the relevant branch for dose correction after discharge.