Research Article
Drug-Related Problems among Hospitalized Surgical Elderly Patients in China
Table 2
Detected drug-related problems (
) according to the PCNE DRP classification V8.02.
| Primary domain | Code | Detailed classification | | % |
| (1) Treatment effectiveness There is a (potential) problem with the (lack of) effect of the pharmacotherapy | P1 | Total | 332 | 31.3 | P1.1 | No effect of drug treatment | 40 | 3.8 | P1.2 | Effect of drug treatment not optimal | 267 | 25.1 | P1.3 | Untreated symptoms or indication | 25 | 2.4 | (2) Treatment safety Patient suffers, or could suffer, from an adverse drug event | P2 | Total | 476 | 44.9 | P2.1 | Adverse drug event (possibly) occurring | 476 | 44.9 | (3) Others | P3 | Total | 253 | 23.8 | P3.1 | Problem with cost-effectiveness of the treatment | 33 | 3.1 | P3.2 | Unnecessary drug treatment | 202 | 19.0 | P3.3 | Unclear problem/complaint. Further clarification necessary (please use as escape only) | 18 | 1.7 | Total | 1061 | 100.0 |
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PCNE: Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe; DRP: drug-related problem.
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