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 5

Interventions and outcomes of interventions of MRPs among study participants at JUMC, Jimma Zone, Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia, from April 1 to September 30, 2018.

InterventionsFrequency (%), Nā€‰=ā€‰218

At prescriber levelPrescriber informed only2 (0.9)
Prescriber asked for information1 (0.5)
Intervention proposed to prescriber50 (22.9)
Intervention discussed with prescriber35 (16.1)

At patient levelPatient (drug) counseling54 (24.7)
Patient referred to prescriber1 (0.5)
Spoken to family member/care giver1 (0.5)
At drug levelDrug changed9 (4.1)
Dosage changed24 (11)
New drug started38 (17.4)
Drug stopped3 (1.4)

Intervention acceptanceIntervention accepted178 (81.6)
Intervention not accepted40 (18.3)

Outcome of interventionsProblem totally solved174 (79.8)
Problem partially solved40 (18.3)
Problem not solved8 (3.6)