Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman 11733, Jordan.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jun 12;19(12):7199. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19127199.
Due to a lack of proper pharmaceutical care, Syrian refugees in the Zaatari refugee camp are more likely to have drug-related issues, such as prescription errors and adverse drug occurrences. The current study aims to identify drug-therapy problems among Syrian refugees in the Zaatari refugee camp. This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients' files were collected from the Zaatari camp database. Patients who were 18 years or older and were previously diagnosed with a chronic disease were included. A classification of drug therapy problems (DTPs) was adapted. The data of 1530 adult patients (896 females) were collected. The mean age of the sample was 53.7 years and the mean Body mass Index (BMI) was 27.20. The mean of all taken medications was 4.01 (±2.33) medications, with a maximum number of 13. A total of 3572 DTPs was identified, with a mean of 2.33 (±1.26) DTPs per patient. Based on the above-mentioned classification, 70.32% of the DTPs were related to indication, 26.65% were related to effectiveness, and 3.03% were related to safety. This study found that refugees in the Zaatari refugee camp have numerous DTPs among their medications. Greater focus should be placed on their medical care, in order to prevent any future complications due to DTPs.
由于缺乏适当的药物治疗，扎塔里难民营的叙利亚难民更有可能出现与药物相关的问题，如处方错误和药物不良反应。本研究旨在确定扎塔里难民营中叙利亚难民的药物治疗问题。这是一项回顾性的横断面研究。从扎塔里难民营的数据库中收集了患者的档案。纳入标准为年龄 18 岁及以上且既往被诊断为慢性病的患者。采用药物治疗问题（DTP）分类法。共收集了 1530 名成年患者（896 名女性）的数据。样本的平均年龄为 53.7 岁，平均体重指数（BMI）为 27.20。所有服用药物的平均值为 4.01（±2.33）种药物，最多为 13 种。共发现 3572 个 DTP，平均每个患者 2.33（±1.26）个 DTP。根据上述分类，70.32%的 DTP 与适应证有关，26.65%与疗效有关，3.03%与安全性有关。本研究发现，扎塔里难民营的难民在其药物治疗中存在许多 DTP。应更加关注他们的医疗保健，以防止因 DTP 引起的任何未来并发症。
