Open AccessValidating a drug-related problems classification system in outpatient setting in Iran
Author(s) -
Soheil Roshanzamiri,
Kaveh Eslami,
Farhad Najmeddin,
Mandana Izadpanah,
Elham Hadidi,
Reza Ganji
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_18_17
Subject(s) - standardization , medicine , documentation , polypharmacy , content validity , medical physics , computer science , psychometrics , pharmacology , clinical psychology , programming language , operating system
Medication Therapy Management service (MTMs) has been introduced to improve cooperation among pharmacists and other healthcare professionals in the management of chronic diseases, drug therapy, and patients on polypharmacy. One part of MTMs is detection and resolution of possible drug-related problems (DRPs). Nowadays, numerous DRPs classification systems are available, but due to some defects none of them are currently accepted and implemented universally. The purpose of this study is to design and validate a comprehensive system for classification and documentation of possible DRPs for the Iranian patients.