Open Access<p>Epidemiology of Preventable Drug-Related Problems (DRPs) Among Hospitalized Children at KAMC-Jeddah: a Single-Institution Observation Study</p>
Author(s) -
Aeshah AlAzmi,
Omaima Ahmed,
Hani Alhamdan,
Hanan AlGarni,
Rawan Mohammed Elzain,
Rihad S AlThubaiti,
Mohammed Aseeri,
Adnan Al Shaikh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
drug, healthcare and patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1179-1365
DOI - 10.2147/dhps.s220081
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , observational study , epidemiology , pediatrics , population , environmental health , physics , optics
Drug-related problems (DRPs) "are the unwanted effects of drugs that potentially lead to a harmful outcome" thereby requiring considerable attention. Hospitalized pediatric patients, in particular, represent a population at risk of DRPs. The epidemiology of preventable DRPs among children in Saudi Arabia remains scarce, which thus poses distinct challenges to all healthcare professionals. We aim to characterize preventable DRPs among hospitalized children at KAMC-Jeddah.