A study of medication-related problems in stroke patients: A need for pharmaceutical care

OBJECTIVE: The study was aimed to assess the incidence and characteristics of drug-related problems (DRPs). METHODS: A prospective, observational study was conducted among 133 patients with stroke disease who were aged 18 years or older and admitted to the general medicine ward. During the 6 months...

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Autores principales: Kanagala, Viswa Srujani, Anusha, Annapareddy, Rao, Bhukya Srinivasa, Challa, Siva Reddy, Nalla, Krishna Sri, Gadde, Raja Sree
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4966245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27512717
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2279-042X.185750
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The study was aimed to assess the incidence and characteristics of drug-related problems (DRPs). METHODS: A prospective, observational study was conducted among 133 patients with stroke disease who were aged 18 years or older and admitted to the general medicine ward. During the 6 months study period, the incidence of DRPs was identified using the Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe Foundation classification system, version 6.2. FINDINGS: A total of 133 patients were screened for DRPs. Among them, 120 patients have at least one DRP. A total of 254 DRPs were identified (on average, 2.015 DRPs per each patient case). CONCLUSION: Increasing the evidence of the incidence of medication-related problems in tertiary care hospitals indicates the need for the establishment of a clinical pharmacist in hospital settings.

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