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Assessment of Medication-Related Problems in Geriatric Patients of a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital

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  1. 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy, BG Nagara, Karnataka, INDIA.

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Ramanath KV

Department of Pharmacy Practice, Sri Adichunchanagiri College of Pharmacy, BG Nagara, Karnataka, INDIA.

kvr1075@gmail.com

Volume 4, Issue 4 · pp. 273-278 · 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0975-1483.104372

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Total world population consists 21% of geriatric population, and the 1991 census report shows that there are 57 millions in India. The high rate chronic problems of elderly patients attributes to various drug-related problems (DRP). It was a prospective observational study where eligible patients were enrolled after obtaining their consent. The patient data were collected in a well-designed data collection form, and the data were analyzed statistically. The results showed that among 163 geriatric patients, males were more, i.e. 107 (65.6%), than females 56 (34.4%). A total of 149 (90.2%) patients needed medication counselling (*P = 0.012) and 13 (8%) prescriptions had drug–drug interaction (P = 0.152). Thirty-one (19%) patients were using medication inappropriately (P < 0.001) and 40 (24.5%) patients had risk factors for DRPs (P < 0.001). Laboratory tests were required in 32 (19.6%) patients (P = 0.001) and medical chart errors were reported in 7 (4.3%) patients (P = 0.005). The majority of the patients, 136 (83.4%), had medication-related problems (MRP, P = 0.032). This study concluded that most of the enrolled geriatric patients were using medication inappropriately and most of them had MRP.

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    KV, R., & S, N. (2012). Assessment of Medication-Related Problems in Geriatric Patients of a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Young Pharmacists, 4(4), 273-278. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-1483.104372

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