Open AccessRisk factors for developing drug-related problems in patients with cardiovascular diseases attending Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Ousman Abubeker Abdela,
Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula,
Henok Getachew,
Yohannes Kelifa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.199335
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , medical prescription , logistic regression , referral , pediatrics , confidence interval , cross sectional study , emergency medicine , family medicine , pathology , pharmacology
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are often accompanied with comoribidities and complications leading to taking multiple drugs and thus are more liable to be exposed to drug-related problems (DRPs). DRPs can occur at any stages of medication process from prescription to follow-up treatment. However, a few studies have assessed the specific risk factors for occurrence of at least one potential DRP per patient with CVDs in sub-Saharan African region.