Open AccessA prospective study on hospitalization due to drug-related problems in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Venkateswarlu Konuru,
Bachu Naveena,
Edulakanti Sneha Reddy,
Bandela Charles Vivek,
Gyadari Shravani
Publication year - 2019
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/jpbs.jpbs_35_18
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , observational study , prospective cohort study , pharmacotherapy , medical history , pediatrics , geriatrics , adverse effect , emergency medicine , disease , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , physics , optics
Drug-related problem (DRP) is any undesirable event experienced by the patient, which is suspected to involve drug therapy and interferes with a desired patient outcome. Most of these DRPs are avoidable with little vigilant effort. DRP admissions need high attention as DRP-related admissions on an average accounted for 8.36%, of which 50% are avoidable. The aim of the study was to identify the risk factors associated with DRPs in tertiary care hospital.