Table 2 Profile of drug related problems (DRP) according to the PCNE classification version 6.2
DRP profile (n = 1142) | Value | |
|---|---|---|
Patients with DRP (n, %) | 359 | 59.8 |
DRPs per patient (m, sd) | 1.9 | 2.6 |
DRP incidence (% patient-days, 95%CI) | 6.8 | 6.2–7.3 |
Distribution of DRP by Problems (n, %) | ||
P1 – Treatment effectiveness | 619 | 54.2 |
P1.2 – Effect of drug treatment not optimal | 603 | 52.8 |
P1.4 – Untreated indication | 15 | 1.3 |
P1.1 –No effect of drug treatment/ therapy failure | 1 | 0.1 |
P2 – Adverse reactions | 472 | 41.4 |
P2.3 – Toxic adverse drug-event | 267 | 23.4 |
P2.1 – Non-allergic adverse drug event | 204 | 17.9 |
P2.2 – Allergic adverse drug event | 1 | 0.1 |
P3 – Treatment costs | 10 | 0.9 |
P3.2 – Unnecessary drug-treatment | 10 | 0.9 |
P4 – Others | 41 | 3.6 |
P4.2 – Unclear problem/complaint | 41 | 3.6 |