Drug profile | ||
Drugs predefined as URGENT + PRN GROUP (group 2) | (n = 88) | |
Drugs withdrawn* | Number of drugs modified | 3 |
Percentage of drugs modified in this group | 3.4% | |
Drugs categorised as ‘e’† | Number of drugs modified | 15 |
Percentage of drugs modified in this group | 17.05% | |
Drugs predefined with profile of PRESCRIPTION ONLY (group 1) | (n = 201) | |
Drugs withdrawn | Number of drugs modified | 4 |
Percentage of drugs modified in this group | 1.99% | |
Drugs categorised as ‘e’(a) | Number of drugs modified | 24 |
Percentage of drugs modified in this group | 11.94% | |
Drugs categorised as ‘e’ to avoid medication errors despite not being high consumption or very urgent medicinal products | (n = 0) | |
Number of drugs | 2 | |
Percentage of drugs modified in this group | 0.99% |
*Withdrawn drugs from the automatic dispensing system (ADS) may be prescribed by the physician. To include these drugs in the ADS, a pharmacist check is required.
†These are high-consumption or urgent medicinal products that must always be available in the automatic dispenser.