Risk factors for developing drug-related problems in patients with cardiovascular diseases attending Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia | Zendy

Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula | Zendy; Ousman Abubeker Abdela | Zendy; Henok Getachew | Zendy; Yohannes Kelifa | Zendy

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Risk factors for developing drug-related problems in patients with cardiovascular diseases attending Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula,

Ousman Abubeker Abdela,

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 , pediatrics , referral , 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.

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