OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic armamentarium of developed countries has experienced a great advance; however, increased drug therapy not only provides benefits, as the inappropriate use of drugs results in relevant consequences for patients. METHOD: A 3-month, descriptive, cross-sectional, randomized study in 125 patients seen at the emergency department observation area of a third-level hospital to identify drug-related problems (DRPs). A hospital adaptation of Dader s method was used. RESULTS: A mean of 0.94 DRPs per patient was obtained. Major DRPs (mDRPs) represented 50% of all DRPs; 69.50% of DRPs were avoidable; 44% were moderate, 38% mild, and 18% serious; 54.4% of patients were admitted to hospital, which originated in a mDRP in 25% of cases--this represents 50% of all patients with a mDRP. CONCLUSIONS: A significant portion of patients admitted to the observation area present there as a result of a DRP.
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OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic armamentarium of developed countries has experienced a great advance; however, increased drug therapy not only provides benefits, as the inappropriate use of drugs results in relevant consequences for patients. METHOD: A 3-month, descriptive, cross-sectional, randomized study in 125 patients seen at the emergency department observation area of a third-level hospital to identify drug-related problems (DRPs). A hospital adaptation of Dader s method was used. RESULTS: A mean of 0.94 DRPs per patient was obtained. Major DRPs (mDRPs) represented 50% of all DRPs; 69.50% of DRPs were avoidable; 44% were moderate, 38% mild, and 18% serious; 54.4% of patients were admitted to hospital, which originated in a mDRP in 25% of cases--this represents 50% of all patients with a mDRP. CONCLUSIONS: A significant portion of patients admitted to the observation area present there as a result of a DRP.
Authors: M Victoria Martínez Jiménez; Macarena Flores Dorado; José Espejo Guerrero; Pedro Jiménez Vicente; Fernando Martínez Martínez; Elena Bernabé Muñoz Journal: Aten Primaria Date: 2011-09-19 Impact factor: 1.137