Prevalence of tablet splitting in a Brazilian tertiary care hospital.

Vivianne V Melo Gessyka R Pereira Amanda Queiroz Soares Izabel Cristina Rodrigues Da SilvaStephania F TaveiraMarcilio Cunha-Filho Ricardo Neves Marreto

Published in: Pharmacy practice (2020)

The high percentage of unnecessary tablet splitting suggests that more regular, rational updates of the hospital's list of standard medicines are needed. Also, inappropriate splitting behavior suggests the need to develop tablets with functional scores.

Keyphrases

tertiary care
healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
risk factors
emergency department
electronic health record