Table 4 (ii) Overview of DRP categories of the medication review procedure in the IG
DRP categories | 1) No. of identified DRPs [n]a; No. of affected NHRs [n] | 2) No. of forwarded DRPs [n]b; No. of affected NHRs [n (%)]d | 3) No. of resolved DRPs [n]c; No. of affected NHRs [n [%)]e |
|---|---|---|---|
Prescribing problems | 922; 105 | 721; 101 (96%) | 365; 86 (85%) |
 Drug-drug interaction | 376; 92 | 205; 75 (82%) | 136; 61 (81%) |
 Unclear indication for drug | 179; 81 | 172; 78 (96%) | 99; 60 (77%) |
 Insufficient drug treatment | 138; 77 | 133; 74 (96%) | 30; 21 (28%) |
 PIM | 116; 68 | 108; 65 (96%) | 45; 33 (51%) |
 Dosing problems | 37; 27 | 35; 25 (93%) | 17; 14 (56%) |
 Inappropriate drug for indication or concomitant condition | 26; 22 | 23; 20 (91%) | 13, 11 (55%) |
 Therapeutic duplication | 23; 18 | 20; 16 (89%) | 11; 8 (50%) |
 Inappropriate treatment duration/ drug form/ administration time | 19; 18 | 17; 17 (94%) | 9; 9 (53%) |
 Contraindication | 8; 6 | 8; 6 (100%) | 5; 4 (67%) |
Medication use problems | 196; 68 | 182; 64 (94%) | 108;48 (75%) |
 Incorrect storage | 71; 46 | 68; 43 (93%) | 51; 34 (79%) |
 Incorrect dispensing | 61; 38 | 59; 36 (95%) | 27; 22 (61%) |
 Incorrect administration | 48; 33 | 41; 29 (88%) | 21; 18 (62%) |
 Incorrect preperation | 16; 8 | 14; 7 (88%) | 9;4 (57%) |
Documentation problems | |||
 Incomplete or unclear documentation in medication records | 134; 62 | 127; 60 (97%) | 53; 37 (62%) |
Total | 1252; 107 | 1030; 103 (96%) | 526; 94 (91%) |