Drug-related problems and associated factors among adult psychiatric inpatients in Northwest Ethiopia: Multicenter cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of drug-related problems and the factors influencing them among adult psychiatric inpatients.

Methods

A multi-centre cross-sectional observational study was conducted from April to July 2021 at five randomly selected hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia. A total of 325 consecutively sampled patients participated in the study. Clinical pharmacists assessed the drug-related problems based on clinical judgement supported by updated evidence-based disease guidelines. We used the Medscape drug-interactions checker to check drug-to-drug interactions. The results were summarised using descriptive statistics, including frequency, mean, and standard deviation. For each variable, an odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was calculated, as well as t

SUBMITTER: Dagnew EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403454 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature