Drug Related Problems among Older Inpatients at a Tertiary Care Setting.

Older persons are more likely to have multiple chronic diseases, leading to the simultaneous use of many medications. This situation results in increased drug-related problems (DRPs), which are the causes of adverse health outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence of and associated risk factors for exposure to >1 criterion of DRPs among older adults admitted to a tertiary care hospital.

Drug-related problems identified during pharmaceutical care interventions in an intensive care unit at a tertiary university hospital.

Introduction: Drug-related problems could potentially worsen the clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. Critically ill patients are generally considered more vulnerable to harm from drug-related problems due to frequent medication-related events and complicated clinical courses. However, drug-related problems identified by on-ward clinical pharmacists in medical intensive care units in Thailand are not well reported.