Table 2 Types of suspected medication-related harm admissions and drugs implicated
Drug group | Adverse drug reactions (ADR) | Adherence | Error | ADR & Error | Adherence & Error | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diuretics | 16 | 1 | 17 | |||
Anti-epileptics | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||
Drugs used in diabetes | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
Beta blockers | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Anti-platelets | 5 | 5 | ||||
Anticoagulants | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Opioid analgesics | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Drugs affecting the renin-angiotensin system | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
Calcium channel blockers | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Anti-infectives | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Anti-depressants | 3 | 3 | ||||
Positive inotropes | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Other groups implicated once | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 | ||
Total | 66 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
Total patients | 45 (70%) | 15 (23%) | 2 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 64 (100%) |