Introduction
Aim of the study
Methods
Study design and setting
Sample size and Study Population
Inclusion criteria
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Eighteen years and older,
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Pre-dialysis patients (Stage 1–5 CKD) considering KDIGO classification,
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With or without comorbidity, were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
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Patients who received chronic dialysis treatment,
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Patients who did not give consent for the study,
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Patients with incomplete files or missing information were not included.
Drug-related problems and Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE)
Pharmacist intervention
Data Collection and statistical analysis
Results
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
Characteristics | Values |
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Age, years | 59.3 ± 15.6 |
<65, n (%) | 153 (56.9) |
≥65, n (%) | 116 (43.1) |
Male, n (%) | 139 (51.7) |
Female, n (%) | 130 (48.3) |
BMI, (kg/m2) | 26.9 ± 6.1 |
Smoke, n (%) | |
Yes | 134 (49.8) |
No | 135 (50.2) |
Alcohol, n (%) | |
Yes | 41 (15.2) |
No | 228 (84.8) |
Allergy, n (%) | |
Yes | 48 (17.8) |
No | 221 (82.2) |
Use of herbal, n (%) | |
Yes | 44 (16.4) |
No | 225 (83.6) |
CKD grade, n (%) | |
Common comorbidities, n (%) | |
HT | 181 (67.3) |
DM | 106 (39.4) |
ASHD | 60 (22.3) |
G1 | 25 (9.3) |
G2 | 29 (10.8) |
G3a | 27 (10.0) |
G3b | 50 (18.6) |
G4 | 85 (31.6) |
G5 | 52 (19.3) |
Length of hospital stay, days | 10.3 ± 6.9 |
Number of medications used on the first day | 7.5 ± 3.3 |
Average number of medications used during hospitalization | 8.8 ± 3.6 |
Drug-related problems and recommendations
Primary domain | PCNE Code | Number and Frequency (%) |
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Problems
| N = 205 | |
Treatment effectiveness | P1 | 104 (50,7) |
No effect of drug treatment | P1.1 | 1 (0,5) |
Effect of drug treatment not optimal | P1.2 | 69 (33,6) |
Untreated symptoms or indication | P1.3 | 34 (16,6) |
Treatment safety | P2 | 90 (43,9) |
Adverse drug event (possibly) occurring | P2.1 | 90 (43,9) |
Other | P3 | 11 (5,4) |
Problem with cost-effectiveness of the treatment | P3.1 | 0 (0,0) |
Unnecessary drug-treatment | P3.2 | 4 (2,0) |
Unclear problem/complaint | P3.3 | 7 (3,4) |
Intervention
|
N = 550
| |
No intervention | I0 | 0 (0,0) |
At prescriber level | I1 | 402 (73,1) |
Prescriber informed only | I1.1 | 205 (37,3) |
Prescriber asked for information | I1.2 | 2 (0,4) |
Intervention proposed to prescriber | I1.3 | 195 (35,4) |
At patient level | I2 | 25 (4,5) |
Patient (drug) counselling | I2.1 | 25 (4,5) |
At drug level | I3 | 123 (22,4) |
Drug changed to … | I3.1 | 22 (4,0) |
Dosage changed to … | I3.2 | 27 (4,9) |
Formulation changed to … | I3.3 | 2 (0,4) |
Instructions for use changed to … | I3.4 | 24 (4,4) |
Drug paused or stopped | I3.5 | 30 (5,4) |
Drug started | I3.6 | 18 (3,3) |
Other intervention or activity | I4 | 0 (0,0) |
Side effect reported to authorities | I4.2 | 0 (0,0) |
Implementation
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N = 205
| |
Intervention accepted | A1 | 188 (91,7) |
Intervention accepted and fully implemented | A1.1 | 147 (71,7) |
Intervention accepted, partially implemented | A1.2 | 6 (2,9) |
Intervention accepted but not implemented | A1.3 | 30 (14,6) |
Intervention accepted, implementation unknown | A1.4 | 5 (2,4) |
Intervention not accepted | A2 | 10 (4,9) |
Intervention not accepted: no agreement | A2.2 | 9 (4,4) |
Intervention not accepted: other reason (specify) | A2.3 | 1 (0,5) |
Other | A3 | 7 (3,4) |
Intervention not proposed | A3.2 | 7 (3,4) |
Outcome of intervention
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N = 205
| |
Not known | O0 | 6 (2,9) |
Problem status unknown | O0.1 | 6 (2,9) |
Solved | O1 | 147 (71,7) |
Problem totally solved | O1.1 | 147 (71,7) |
Partially solved | O2 | 4 (1,9) |
Problem partially solved | O2.1 | 4 (1,9) |
Not solved | O3 | 48 (23,4) |
Problem not solved, lack of cooperation of patient | O3.1 | 0 (0,0) |
Problem not solved, lack of cooperation of prescriber | O3.2 | 13 (6,3) |
Problem not solved; intervention not effective | O3.3 | 17 (8,3) |
No need or possibility to solve problem | O3.4 | 18 (8,8) |
Cause of the problem | PCNE Code | Number and Frequency (%) |
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Drug selection | C1 | 100 (46,9) |
Inappropriate drug according to guidelines/formulary | C1.1 | 18 (8,4) |
Inappropriate drug (within guidelines but otherwise contra-indicated) | C1.2 | 13 (6,1) |
No indication for drug | C1.3 | 3 (1,4) |
Inappropriate combination of drugs, or drugs and herbal medications, or drugs and dietary supplements | C1.4 | 31 (14,5) |
No or incomplete drug treatment despite existing indication | C1.6 | 34 (16,0) |
Too many drugs prescribed for indication | C1.7 | 1 (0,5) |
Drug form | C2 | 2 (0,9) |
Inappropriate drug form (for this patient) | C2.1 | 2 (0,9) |
Dose selection | C3 | 74 (34,7) |
Drug dose too low | C3.1 | 3 (1,4) |
Drug dose too high | C3.2 | 28 (13,1) |
Dosage regimen does not frequent enough | C3.3 | 6 (2,8) |
Dosage regimen too frequent | C3.4 | 6 (2,8) |
Dose timing instructions wrong, unclear or missing | C3.5 | 32 (15,0) |
Treatment duration | C4 | 0 (0,0) |
Dispensing | C5 | 8 (3.8) |
Prescribed drug not available | C5.1 | 1 (0,5) |
Necessary information not provided | C5.2 | 3 (1,4) |
Wrong drug, strength or dosage advised (OTC) | C5.3 | 4 (1,9) |
Drug use process | C6 | 5 (2,3) |
Inappropriate timing of administration or dosing intervals | C6.1 | 4 (1,9) |
Drug over-administered | C6.3 | 1 (0,5) |
Patient related | C7 | 12 (5,6) |
Patient takes food that interacts | C7.5 | 4 (1,9) |
Patient stores drug inappropriately | C7.6 | 6 (2,8) |
Patient administers/uses the drug in a wrong way | C7.8 | 1 (0,5) |
Patient unable to use drug/form as directed | C7.9 | 1 (0,5) |
Other | C8 | 12 (5,6) |
No or inappropriate outcome monitoring (incl. TDM) | C8.1 | 6 (2,8) |
Other cause | C8.2 | 6 (2,8) |
Total N = 269 | With DRPs N = 131 | Without DRPs N = 138 | P value | |
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Total | 269 | 131 (48,7) | 138 (51,3) | |
Gender, n (%) | 0,034* | |||
Female | 130 (48,4) | 72 (55,0) | 58 (42,0) | |
Male | 139 (51,6) | 59 (45,0) | 80 (58,0) | |
Age (years) | 59,3 ± 15,6 | 60,6 ± 15,7 | 58,1 ± 15,4 | 0,184 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26,9 ± 5,9 | 27,3 ± 6,2 | 26,6 ± 5,6 | 0,335 |
GFR (ml/min/1,73m2) | 38,6 ± 29,9 | 36,6 ± 28,2 | 40,5 ± 31,4 | 0,490 |
CKD grade, n (%) | 0,412 | |||
G 1–2 | 54 (20,1) | 21 (7,8) | 33 (12,3) | |
G 3a-3b | 77 (28,6) | 41 (15,2) | 36 (13,4) | |
G 4 | 85 (31,5) | 43 (15,9) | 42 (15,6) | |
G 5 | 52 (19,4) | 26 (9,7) | 26 (9,7) | |
Length of hospital stay, (days) | 10,3 ± 6,9 | 11,3 ± 7,7 | 9,3 ± 5,9 | 0,044** |
Number of comorbidities | 2,6 ± 1,5 | 2,7 ± 1,4 | 2,5 ± 1,6 | 0,460 |
Average number of medications used | 8,8 ± 3,6 | 9,6 ± 3,6 | 8,1 ± 3,5 | 0,002** |