Drug classes most frequently associated with preventable drug related admissions due to adherence problems.
| British National Formulary class | Adverse drug event | Problem | Number of cases |
|---|---|---|---|
| *If a drug related admission involves more than one causative drug it may be recorded more than once in the table. | |||
| †Further details on “other” drug categories are available on the QSHC website (www.qshc.com/supplemental). | |||
| Loop diuretics | Congestive cardiac failure | Not taking medication* | 8 |
| Ascites | 1 | ||
| Dehydration | Taking too much | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 10 | ||
| Antiepileptics | Fitting | Not taking medication | 7 |
| Corticosteroids | Exacerbation of asthma | Not taking medication | 7 |
| Nitrates | Chest pain | Not taking medication* | 5 |
| Insulins | Hyperglycaemia | Not taking medication | 3 |
| Hypoglycaemia | Not eating and continuing to use same dose of insulin | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | ||
| Other | 35† | ||