Drug-related problem | Underlying cause | ||
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Necessity | DRP1 | Untreated health problem. The patient suffers from a health problem as a consequence of not receiving the medicine that he/she needs. | Medication is necessary (lack of the required medication) |
DRP2 | Effect of unnecessary medicine. The patient suffers from a health problem as a consequence of receiving the medicine that he/she does not need. | Unnecessary taken drug | |
Multiple drug use from the same pharmacological category | |||
Effectiveness | DRP3 | Non-quantitative ineffectiveness. The patient suffers from a health problem associated with a non-quantitative ineffectiveness of the medication. | Improper medication choice |
Non-adherence | |||
DRP4 | Quantitative ineffectiveness. The patient suffers from a health problem associated with a quantitative ineffectiveness of the medication. | Improper dosage | |
Safety | DRP5 | Non-quantitative safety problem. The patient suffers from a health problem associated with a non-quantitative safety problem of the medication. | Interaction |
Side effects | |||
DRP6 | Quantitative safety problem. The patient suffers from a health problem associated with a quantitative safety problem of the medication | Improper dosage | |
Other |