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Table 7 Types of DTRPs seen in the pharmacies in the last 7 days by community pharmacists

From: Drug therapy-related problem management in Nigeria community pharmacy – process evaluation with simulated patient

DTRP Categories

Drug therapy-related problems

Description of encounter

Median (IQR)

  

Encounter sometimes seen

Need Additional Therapy

Untreated condition

6.00 (3.25–7.00)

Unnecessary Drug Therapy

Non-drug therapy should have been recommended

6.50 (4.00–7.00)

Duplicate therapy

6.00 (2.00–8.75)

Ineffective Drug

Dosage form prescribed is inappropriate

6.50 (3.00–9.00)

Contraindication present

5.00 (0.25–8.00)

Drug prescribed will not be effective for the patient

5.00 (2.00–7.00)

Dose too Low/Dose too High

Wrong dose prescribed

7.00 (2.00–8.00)

Dose too Low

Frequency of use too long

7.00 (3.00–8.00)

Duration of therapy too short

5.50 (1.00–7.00)

Adverse Drug Reaction

Drug interaction present

6.00 (2.00–7.00)

Drug prescribed may not be safe for patient

6.00 (4.00–7.00)

Possibility of patient experiencing ADR

5.00 (1.00–7.00)

Adherence

Prescribed product not readily available

6.00 (2.50–7.25)

Patient cannot tolerate the prescribed dosage form

4.00 (1.25–7.00)

Directions on the prescription not understood

5.00 (0.00–8.00)

 

Encounter often seen

Patient cannot afford drug product

8.00 (6.25–10.00)

Patient prefers not to take the prescribed medications

Encounter rarely seen

3.00 (1.00–8.00)

  1. DTRPs Drug therapy-related problems.
  2. Description of DTRP encounters based on Median score:
  3. 0–3: Rarely seen,
  4. 4–7: Sometimes seen,
  5. 8–10: Often seen.