DTRP Categories | Drug therapy-related problems | Description of encounter Median (IQR) |
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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) |