Research Article

Drug-Related Problems and Associated Factors among Patients Admitted with Chronic Kidney Disease at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma Zone, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Prospective Observational Study

Table 4

Classes of medications commonly prescribed and related with MRPs among study participants at JUMC, Jimma Zone, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, from April 1 to September 30, 2018.

Therapeutic classesFrequency (%), N = 646Frequency of MRPs (%), N = 219

Cardiovascular drugs172 (26.6)70 (31.9)
Anti-infective89 (13.8)42 (19.1)
Gastrointestinal drugs124 (19.2)42 (19.1)
Analgesic82 (12.7)40 (18.3)
Drugs for blood disorder40 (6.2)14 (6.3)
Fluid and electrolytes82 (12.7)6 (2.7)
Endocrine drugs38 (5.9)3 (1.4)
Respiratory drugs19 (2.9)2 (0.9)