eprintid: 10081637 rev_number: 22 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/08/16/37 datestamp: 2019-09-16 12:14:47 lastmod: 2021-10-07 22:06:21 status_changed: 2019-09-16 12:14:47 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Geeson, C creators_name: Wei, L creators_name: Franklin, BD title: High-risk medicines associated with clinically relevant medication-related problems in United Kingdom hospitals: a prospective observational study ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G11 note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: The aim of this prospective observational study was to establish associations between the use of high-risk medicine groups and the study outcome: occurrence of at least one moderate or severe preventable medication-related problem (MRP). Data on MRPs, high-risk medicines, and other potential risk factors were collected from adults on medical wards in two UK hospitals. Logistic regression modelling was used to determine relationships between high-risk medicines and the study outcome. Among 1,503 eligible admissions, six high-risk medicine groups were associated with the study outcome on univariable analysis; multivariable analysis found only systemic antimicrobials and epilepsy medicines to be independently associated with the outcome (adjusted odds ratio 1.44, 95% confidence interval 1.08-1.92 and adjusted odds ratio 1.61, 95% confidence interval 1.16-2.25 respectively). Identification of high-risk medicine groups has potential to permit targeting of patients at highest risk of avoidable medication-related harm, but multivariable analysis suggests risk is likely to be multifactorial. date: 2020-01 date_type: published official_url: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14119 oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1692821 doi: 10.1111/bcp.14119 lyricists_name: Franklin, Bryony lyricists_name: Geeson, Cathy lyricists_name: Wei, Li lyricists_id: BFRAN90 lyricists_id: CAGEE05 lyricists_id: LWEIX32 actors_name: Flynn, Bernadette actors_id: BFFLY94 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology volume: 86 number: 1 pagerange: 165-169 event_location: England issn: 1365-2125 citation: Geeson, C; Wei, L; Franklin, BD; (2020) High-risk medicines associated with clinically relevant medication-related problems in United Kingdom hospitals: a prospective observational study. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology , 86 (1) pp. 165-169. 10.1111/bcp.14119 <https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14119>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10081637/1/Geeson_et_al-2019-British_Journal_of_Clinical_Pharmacology.pdf