title: A prospective study of incidence of medication-related problems in general medicine ward of a tertiary care hospital.
abstract: The study is aimed to assess the incidence of drug-related problems (DRPs) and provide pharmacist interventions for identified DRPs. A prospective, observational study was conducted among 189 patients with cardiovascular disease who were aged 18 years or older and admitted to the general medicine in-patient ward. During the 6 months study period, the incidence of DRPs was identified using Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe Foundation classification system version 6.2. A total of 189 patients were screened for DRPs. Among them, 130 patients have at least one DRP. A total of 416 DRPs were identified (on average, 2.2 DRPs per each patient). Of the 416 DRPs, 125 (30.04%) interventions were accepted, 7 (1.68%) interventions were not accepted, while remaining (68.26%) accepted but no action taken. The results of the study indicate that incidence of DRPs is substantial and pharmacist-led interventions resulted in resolution of DRPs. This represents the need for the active role of the clinical pharmacist in the developing countries like India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Movva
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anusha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jampani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jyothsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nathani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sri Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Pinnamaneni
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India ; Department of Pharmacology, KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Siva Reddy
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Challa
keywords: Cardiovascular patients; Indian hospital; Pharmaceutical Care Network of Europe; classification; drug-related problems; pharmacist intervention; prospective study