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Background. A drug-related problem (DRP) is an event involving drug therapy that actually or potentially interferes with the desired therapeutic outcome. Drug-related hospital admission (DRHA) is hospitalization due to one or more DRPs. Objective. This study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of DRHA and factors associated with it among adults admitted to the internal medicine wards of Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. Methods. A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted using a previously validated tool, AT-HARM 10. Data were collected by two clinical pharmacists from July 1 to September 15, 2020. The data were entered into EpiData software (version 4.2.0.0) and then transported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS®) software (version 24) (IBM Corporation) for analysis. Descriptive statistics were presented using frequency and proportion. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify factors associated with DRHAs with a 95% confidence level, and significance was declared at a  p value &lt;0.05. Results. The prevalence of DRHAs was 31.9% (95% CI = 27.7%–36.4%). From this, noncompliance (37.8%) (95% CI = 29.6–45.9), untreated indication (31.9%) (95% CI = 23.7–40), and adverse drug reaction (15.6%) (95% CI = 9.6–21.5) cause the majority of DRHAs. More than a quarter (28.8%) of all admissions were preventable. Most DRHAs were moderate (76.3) and preventable (80.7%). Lower to medium Charlson comorbidity index scores, longer duration of therapy, and not having health insurance were significantly associated with DRHAs. Conclusion. The prevalence of DRHAs was considerably high. Noncompliance, untreated indications, and adverse drug reactions were the commonest DRPs that caused DRHAs. Lower to medium Charlson comorbidity index scores, longer duration of therapy, and not having health insurance were significantly contributing factors of DRHAs. Therefore, all healthcare providers should prevent, identify, and resolve DRPs to decrease DRHAs in the hospital.

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Drug-Related Hospital Admissions and Associated Factors among Adults Admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia