Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Drug-Related Problems among Elderly Patients Admitted to Medical Wards of Northwest Ethiopia Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals: A Multicenter Prospective, Observational Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Types of DRPs</td><td class="align_center">Frequency</td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dose too high</td><td class="align_center">108</td><td class="align_center">21.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Non-adherence</td><td class="align_center">105</td><td class="align_center">20.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ADR</td><td class="align_center">96</td><td class="align_center">19.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Need additional drug therapy</td><td class="align_center">74</td><td class="align_center">14.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Dose too low</td><td class="align_center">73</td><td class="align_center">14.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unnecessary drug therapy</td><td class="align_center">36</td><td class="align_center">7.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Infective drug therapy</td><td class="align_center">11</td><td class="align_center">2.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total DRPs</td><td class="align_center">503</td><td class="align_center">100</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 3: Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Drug-Related Problems among Elderly Patients Admitted to Medical Wards of Northwest Ethiopia Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals: A Multicenter Prospective, Observational Study 

Table 3 | Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Drug-Related Problems among Elderly Patients Admitted to Medical Wards of Northwest Ethiopia Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals: A Multicenter Prospective, Observational Study 