Determinants of drug-related problems among ambulatory type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension comorbidity in Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective cross sectional study Yimama, M, Jarso, H and Desse, Tigestu Alemu 2018, Determinants of drug-related problems among ambulatory type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension comorbidity in Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective cross sectional study, BMC Research Notes, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3785-8. Title Determinants of drug-related problems among ambulatory type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension comorbidity in Southwest Ethiopia: a prospective cross sectional study Author(s) Yimama, M Jarso, H Desse, Tigestu Alemu orcid.org/0000-0002-6116-0433 Journal name BMC Research Notes Volume number 11 Issue number 1 Article ID 679 Start page 1 End page 6 Total pages 6 Publisher BMC Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2018-09-24 ISSN 1756-0500 Keyword(s) Type 2 diabetes Hypertension Drug-related problems Ethiopia Summary Objective:The aim of this study was to assess drug-related problems and its determinants in type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension co-morbidity. Results: A total of 300 type 2 diabetes patients with hypertension co-morbidity were studied. The majority of participants, 194 (64.7%), were males. Mean age of the participants was 54.44 ± 11.68 years. The mean durations of diabetes and hypertension were 5.37 ± 4.79 and 5.15 ± 4.65 years respectively. The most commonly prescribed antidiabetic medications were metformin in 200 (66.7%) and insulin 126 (42%) of the participants. Enalapril was the most commonly prescribed antihypertensive medication; 272 (90.7%). Aspirin was prescribed to 182 (60.7%) participants. Statins were prescribed to one-third (65.67%) of the participants. Eighty-five (28.3%) participants had diabetes related complications other than hypertension. A total of 494 drug related problems were identified. The mean number of drug related problems was 1.65 ± 1.05. The most common drug related problems were need for additional drug therapy (29.35%), ineffective drug (27.94%) and dose too low (15.8%). Independent predictors of drug related problems were age 41–60 years (AOR = 6.87, 95% CI 2.63–17.93), age > 60 years (AOR = 5.85, 95% CI 2.15–15.93) and the presence of comorbidity (AOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.11–8.16). Language eng DOI 10.1186/s13104-018-3785-8 Indigenous content off Field of Research 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2018, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Use Rights Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30129151 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 13:53:59 EST Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 05:02:31 EST Fri, 23 Aug 2019, 08:10:34 EST Sat, 16 Jan 2021, 05:01:54 EST Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 13:31:14 EST Thu, 21 Jan 2021, 13:32:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 51 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 22 Aug 2019, 13:53:59 EST

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