Drug-Related Problems

Problems in drugs cannot be eliminated how much we are been expert to them, and how careful or accurate we are in handling and dispensing them. I know that err is inseparable to human beings, and we are likely to stumble to it. However, I am much sure that problems are not just blamed to humans alone, but also with the circumstances happened that are uncontrolled and out-flowed without seeking them. These letting us to learn and correct the mistakes that could be possibly repeated in the future.

Categories of Drug-Related Problems

1. Medication Errors 
   Any preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or cause harm to the patient while the medication is in the control of a health care professional, patient or consumer.

CATEGORY A

Circumstances or events that have the capacity to cause error.  Harm is defined as death, or temporary or permanent impairment of body functions/structure requiring intervention. Intervention may include monitoring the patient's condition, change in therapy, or active medical or surgical treatment.

CATEGORY B

An error occurred but the medication did not reach the patient

CATEGORY C

An error occurred that reaches the patient, but did not cause harm.

• Medication reaches the patient and is administered
• Medication reaches the patient but not administered

CATEGORY D

An error occurred that resulted in the need for increased patient monitoring, but no patient harm.

CATEGORY E

An error occurred that resulted in the need for treatment or intervention and caused temporary patient harm.

CATEGORY F

An error occurred that resulted in initial or prolonged hospitalization and caused temporary patient harm.

CATEGORY G

An error occurred that resulted in permanent patient harm.

CATEGORY H

An error occurred that resulted in a near-death event such as Anaphylaxis or Cardiac Arrest

CATEGORY I

An error occurred that resulted in patient death.

2. Adverse Drug Event
   It is an injury from medical intervention related to a drug and includes ADRs, but also includes preventable reactions, including those caused by human error.
   

• Patient Factors
  
  • Adverse Drug Reactions
    
  • Patient's Reaction to the drug
    
• Drug Factors
  
  • Drug-Drug interactions
    
  • Drug-Food interactions
    
  • Drug-Disease interactions
    
  • Drug-Herbal interactions
    
  • and Other incompatibilities