Observational studyBMC health services research2018
A prospective observational study of drug therapy problems in medical ward of a referral hospital in northeast Ethiopia.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in Ethiopian hospitals: a systematic review.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Pooled it
- Medication-related problems and their associated factors among paediatric patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Pooled it
- Medication-related problems and adverse drug reactions in Ethiopia: A systematic review.Pharmacology research & perspectives · 2020Pooled it
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- Antimicrobial use, prescribing quality, and therapy-related problems among hospitalized patients in Northeast Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Clinical pharmacists' interventions about drug therapy problems and its acceptability by prescribers among pediatric hospitalized patients with infectious diseases in resource-limited settings.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Drug-therapy-related problems and pharmacist interventions in the medical ward in northeast Ethiopia: focus on types, acceptability, and impacts.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Drug therapy problems and associated factors among adult patients admitted to the surgical ward in a resource-limited setting.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Exploration of drug therapy related problems in a general medicine ward of a tertiary care hospital of Eastern Nepal.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2024Article
- Drug therapy-related problem management in Nigeria community pharmacy - process evaluation with simulated patient.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Patients' perception of the pharmacovigilance system: A pre-diagnostic and post-interventional cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial use-related drug therapy problems and associated factors among patients in the medical ward of Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- "Childrens are not just "little adults". The rate of medication related problems and its predictors among patients admitted to pediatric ward of southwestern Ethiopian hospital: A prospective observational study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- A retrospective study of drug related problems and contributing factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients on follow up at public health institutions of kemisse town, north east Ethiopia.Metabolism open · 2021Article
- Drug-related problems and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2021Review
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- Drug-related problems in Ethiopian public healthcare settings: Systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2021Review
- Drug-related problems among patients with infectious disease admitted to medical wards of Wollega University Referral Hospital: Prospective observational study.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Drug Use Evaluation of Beta-Blockers in Medical Wards of Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2020Article
- Patient Safety Culture in Handling Prescriptions and Interprofessional Collaboration Practices Amongst Community Pharmacists: An Investigative Simulated Patient Study from the United Arab Emirates.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDrug therapy problem is any undesirable event experienced by a patient during drug therapy that interferes with achieving the desired goals of therapy. Drug therapy problems are common causes of patient morbidity and mortality. There was no study that has been done on drug therapy problems in the study area, Dessie referral hospital, northeast Ethiopia.
methodA prospective observational study was conducted among hospitalized patients in the medical ward of Dessie referral hospital from March 01 to May 31, 2014. Ethical approval was obtained and informed consent was signed by each study participant before the commencement of the study. All patients admitted to the ward during the study period were included in the study. Data regarding each patient's demographics, medical condition, drug therapy and patient compliance to the drug therapy were collected using pretested checklists, and drug therapy problems were determined based on the standard practice and textbooks. Descriptive statistical analysis was done using SPSS Version 20 Software.
resultA total of 147 patients were included, 75.51% of whom experienced at least one drug therapy problem. During the 3 month period a total of 159 drug therapy problems were identified of which needs additional drug therapy (35.85%) was the most common followed by unnecessary drug therapy (30.19%) and dosage too low (13.2%). Antibiotics, 75 (40.32%) was the most frequent drug class involved in drug therapy problems followed by cardiovascular drugs, 69 (37.1%) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, 9 (4.84%). Ceftriaxone (25.81%) was the most frequent specific drug prone to the drug therapy problems followed by spiranolactone (14.52%), enalapril (6.45%) and furosemide (6.45%).
conclusionsThree out of four patients experienced at least one drug therapy problem during their hospital stay in the medical ward, with the most commonly observed DTP being no drug therapy prescribed for a condition requiring drug treatment.
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