Table 4 The ten medicines most involved in drug related problems (DRP) distributed by causes of DRP
Medicines | Cases of DRP (n = 1273) | Causes of DRP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dose selection | Drug selection | Drug use | Logistics | ||
Gentamicin | 220 (17.3%) | 137 (10.76%) | 78 (6.13%) | 3 (0.24%) | |
Aminophylline | 104 (8.2%) | 24 (1.89%) | 2 (0.16%) | 59 (4.63%) | 9 (0.71%) |
Meropenem | 101 (7.9%) | 40 (3.14%) | 1 (0.08%) | 25 (1.96%) | 28 (2.20%) |
Vancomycin | 99 (7.8%) | 31 (2.44%) | 1 (0.08%) | 24 (1.89%) | 40 (3.14%) |
Amikacin | 75 (5.9%) | 47 (3.69%) | 16 (1.26%) | 8 (0.63%) | |
Dobutamine | 58 (4.6%) | 2 (0.16%) | 51 (4.01%) | 2 (0.16%) | |
Ampicillin | 47 (3.7%) | 27 (2.12%) | 12 (0.94%) | 8 (0.63%) | |
Furosemide | 46 (3.6%) | 9 (0.71%) | 10 (0.79%) | 24 (1.89%) | 3 (0.24%) |
Amphotericin B | 44 (3.5%) | 6 (0.47%) | 20 (1.57%) | 10 (0.79%) | |
Cefepime | 42 (3.3%) | 16 (1.26%) | 11 (0.86%) | 14 (1.10%) | |