Naslov
Drug therapy problems in hospitalised elderly patients with diabetes

Autori
Marić, P. ; Lukić, S. ; Mucalo, I. ; Ortner Hadžiabdić, M. ; Marinović, I., Bačić Vrca, V.

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
78th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mjesto i datum
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 28.08.2016. - 01.09.2016

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
drug therapy problems, elderly, diabetes

Sažetak
Backgrounds: Drug therapy problems (DTP) are prevalent in elderly patients as elderly often take many drugs. Purpose: The objective of this study was to identify and categorize drug therapy problems in hospitalized type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: An observational prospective study was conducted in patients admitted to the hospital. The seven categories of DTPs were employed and identified based on the therapy at the discharge and patients’ medical records. Results: In 30 patients included in the study (gender M: 21, F: 9, age 72, 6 ± 4, 8 (range 65-81), number of medicines 8, 9 ± 3 (range 3-17), comorbidities 7 ± 2, 2 (range 3- 11)), a total of 93 DTPs were identified. The average number of identified DTPs per individual patient was 3, 3 (range 1-7). The frequency of DTPs related to patient’s unmet drug-related needs was as follows: a) indication (n=30, 32, 2%), b) effectiveness (n=28, 30%), c) safety (n=24, 25, 8%) and d) compliance (n=11, 11, 8%). The most frequent DTPs were ineffective low dose (n=18, 19, 3%), untreated condition (n=12, 12, 9%), unsafe drug for the patient (n=8, 8, 6%)) and unintentional non-adherence (patient forgets to take his therapy) (n=6, 6, 5%). The drugs most frequently involved in DTPs involved beta blockers (n=10) and metformin (n=5). Conclusions: A high prevalence of DTPs was detected and categorized. In type 2 diabetic patients ineffective dose of oral hipoglycemics and beta blockers was the most frequent cause of DTPs. By categorizing DTPs, patients may benefit in achieving optimal therapeutic outcomes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Farmacija

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