Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Research Article

Drug-Related Hospital Admissions and Associated Factors among Adults Admitted to Felege Hiwot Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia

Table 5

Class of drugs responsible for DRHAs among patients admitted to Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital medical wards, from July to September 15, 2020.
Class of drugsFrequencyPercent
Antidiabetics43.0
Anticoagulants32.2
ART drugs128.9
Antibiotics10.7
Anti-TB drugs53.7
Cardiovascular drugs6951.1
NSAIDs10.7
Antineoplastic agents21.5
Others∞3828.1
Total135100.0
ART: anti-retroviral therapy, DRHAs: drug-related hospital admissions, NSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, TB: tuberculosis.