A Prospective And Observational Study: Assessment Of Drug Related Problems To Increase The Patient Safety In Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background: Advances in medication therapy have both enhanced patient care and contributed to an apparent increase in the number of drug-related issues documented in the last 40 years. Most drug-related problems may be prevented, and clinical pharmacists have been demonstrated in several trials to aid in the detection and prevention of such problems.
Aim: To determine whether or not patients admitted to hospital have drug-related concerns and strategy to increase the patient safety.
Methods: A prospective observational research involving inpatients at the medical unit. Patients were enrolled in the trial if they met the inclusion criteria. Details about demography, treatment, and other relevant information were collected using a specially designed patient data collecting form. Any drug-related concerns were discussed with the physician during ward rounds, and confirmed DRPs were recorded.
Results: From 232 patients, a total of 171 DRPs were found. Patients who were female accounted for 88 (51.5%) of the total, while men accounted for 83 (48.5%). Patients aged 51 to 60 years old were more likely to have DRPs. The majority of DRPs found in this study are the outcome of CVS. Antibiotics contained the greatest number of DRPs. Drug interactions (38%) were identified as the most common type of DRP, followed by ADR (14.6%).
Conclusion: The greatest significant health-care burden in the entire population is drug-related disorders. A large number of DRPs were discovered in the hospital's medicine wards during this investigation.The clinical pharmacist's
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suggestions were also warmly received by the physician throughout the intervention. This demonstrates that clinical pharmacists are accepted and recognised as members of the health-care team during the treatment of patients.