Primary domain | Cause of the problem | Total number = 281 (100.0%) |
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Drug selection C1 | Inappropriate drug according to guidelines/formulary C1.1 | 33 (11.7) |
Inappropriate drug (within guidelines but otherwise contraindicated) C1.2 | 16 (5.7) | |
No indication for drug C1.3 | 7 (2.5) | |
Inappropriate combination of drugs, or drugs and herbal medications, or drugs and dietary supplements C1.4 | 15 (5.3) | |
Inappropriate duplication of therapeutic group or active ingredient C1.5 | 14 (5.0) | |
No or incomplete drug treatment in spite of existing indication C1.6 | 25 (8.9) | |
Too many drugs prescribed for indication C1.7 | 14 (5.0) | |
Drug form C2 | Inappropriate drug form (for this patient) C2.1 | 13 (4.6) |
Dose selection C3 | Drug dose too low C3.1 | 8 (2.8) |
Drug dose too high C3.2 | 33 (11.7) | |
Dosage regimen not frequent enough C3.3 | 7 (2.5) | |
Dosage regimen too frequent C3.4 | 37 (13.2) | |
Dose timing instructions wrong, unclear or missing C3.5 | 25 (8.9) | |
Treatment duration C4 | Duration of treatment too short C4.1 | 1 (0.4) |
Duration of treatment too long C4.2 | 1 (0.4) | |
Drug use process C6 | Inappropriate timing of administration and/or dosing intervals C6.1 | 1 (0.4) |
Patient related C7 | Patient uses/takes more drug than prescribed C7.2 | 1 (0.4) |
Inappropriate timing or dosing intervals C7.7 | 13 (4.6) | |
Patient administers/uses the drug in a wrong way C7.8 | 1 (0.4) | |
Patient unable to use drug/form as directed C7.9 | 1 (0.4) | |
Patient transfer related C8 | No medication reconciliation at patient transfer C8.1 | 2 (0.7) |
No updated medication list available C8.2 | 1 (0.4) | |
Discharge/transfer information about medication incomplete or missing C8.3 | 2 (0.7) | |
Patient has not received necessary medication at discharge from hospital or clinic C8.5 | 1 (0.4) | |
Other C9 | Other cause; specify C9.2 | 9 (3.2) |