Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 144-155
Evaluation of Drug Related Problems in Patients with Chronic Disease at Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Anshila M K, Dhresya P Nambiar, Dona V Augustine, Manjima Saseendran, A.R Shabraya, S Siva
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Srinivas College of Pharmacy, Valachil, Mangalore
Corresponding Author: Dona V Augustine
ABSTRACT
Drug related problem is a broad term because it includes problems related to the drug at any level of use that is the prescribing level, dispensing level, administration level or at the patient or care taker level. In this study the case reports were analyzed using patient profile, patient medication chart, medication history interview and other information’s were also analyzed. Out of the identified patients 54.1 % were male and 45.8% were female, the presence of DRPs is calculated according to the age, and it was found that patient present with an age of ≥60 years are more prone to have DRPs. 21% of this population was suffering from ADRs, and 37.91% ware with no optimal treatment. 16% of patient present with unnecessary treatment. Prescriber level intervention was more that only proposed. According to the study around 32% of the intervention proposed were implemented, almost 36% of total population were present with partially solved DRPs. Since the medicine can cure illness and at the same time can harm the patient if not appropriately used. Clinical pharmacist can play a key role in promoting better medication use, ensuring that patients receive appropriate pharmacotherapy thus helps in minimizing the risk of unfavorable outcomes of pharmacotherapy.
Key words: Drug related problem, chronic disease, Problems, Interventions, Clinical pharmacist