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Original Research

Drug-related problems in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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Pages 505-524 | Published online: 21 Mar 2019

Figures & data

Figure 1 Overview of methodology.

Abbreviation: UMMC, University of Malaya Medical Centre.
Figure 1 Overview of methodology.

Table 1 Definition of terms

Figure 2 Age-groups of study population (years, n=200).

Figure 2 Age-groups of study population (years, n=200).

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study population (n=200)

Table 3 Clinical characteristics of study population (n=200)

Figure 3 Drug categories used in patients (n=200).

Abbreviations: bDMARD, biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; csDMARDs, conventional synthetic DMARDs.
Figure 3 Drug categories used in patients (n=200).

Table 4 DMARDs commonly used in RA patients (n=200)Table Footnotea

Figure 4 Classes of concurrent medications (n=200).

Note: Patients may have had more than one concurrent medication.
Abbreviations: ARBs, angiotensin-receptor blockers; CCBs, calcium-channel blockers.
Figure 4 Classes of concurrent medications (n=200).

Figure 5 Drug-related problems (n=289).

Figure 5 Drug-related problems (n=289).

Table 5 Adverse reactions (n=289)

Table 6 Drug-choice problems (n=289)

Table 7 Dosing problems (n=289)

Table 8 Drug-use problems (n=289)

Figure 6 Drug pairs associated with drug interactions (n=97).

Note: A drug-related problem identified may have involved more than one pair of drug interactions.
Figure 6 Drug pairs associated with drug interactions (n=97).

Table 9 Drug interactions (n=289)

Table 10 Other problems (n=289)

Table 11 Causes of drug-related problems (n=289)

Table 12 Factors associated with the occurrence of drug-related problems (n=200)

Table 13 Factors associated with adverse reactions and drug-choice problems

Table 14 Factors associated with dosing problems and drug-use problems

Table 15 Factors associated with drug interactions and other problems