Table 4 Number of patients prescribed drugs and percentages of irrational prescriptions according to clinical and demographic characteristics (n = 853)
Characteristics | NSAIDsa | SAIDsb | Vitamins-microelements | Anti-biotics | Anti-histamines | Broncho-dilators | Diuretics | Anti-spasmodics | Cardiovascular drugs | Other drugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 184 (33) | 111 (23) | 371 (19) | 303 (58) | 202 (15) | 21 (4) | 168 (17) | 18 (3) | 299 (55) | 175 (24) |
Female | 165 (37) | 90 (23) | 315 (18) | 229 (52) | 177 (13) | 21 (4) | 142 (15) | 14 (2) | 243 (57) | 152 (28) |
Residence | ||||||||||
Urban | 70 (39) | 32 (19) | 122 (14) | 102 (55) | 86 (14) | 10 (4) | 42 (10) | 5 (1) | 84 (49) | 62 (27) |
Rural | 279 (34) | 169 (23) | 564 (19) | 430 (55) | 293 (15) | 32 (4) | 268 (17) | 27 (3) | 458 (58) | 265 (26) |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
≤ 1 | 54 (18) | 93 (50) | 137 (7) | 162 (78) | 71 (29) | 15 (7) | 83 (9) | 17 (6) | 140 (76) | 65 (25) |
2–3 | 64 (32) | 48 (28) | 140 (19) | 123 (68) | 64 (12) | 15 (7) | 78 (16) | 4 (2) | 130 (71) | 57 (21) |
4–6 | 85 (38) | 16 (7) | 167 (21) | 115 (51) | 101 (19) | 8 (4) | 76 (16) | 1 (1) | 129 (56) | 61 (22) |
7–11 | 80 (42) | 30 (17) | 141 (23) | 87 (44) | 81 (5) | 4 (2) | 50 (22) | 3 (2) | 92 (41) | 80 (32) |
12–15 | 66 (49) | 14 (10) | 101 (22) | 45 (30) | 62 (3) | 0 | 23 (16) | 7 (2) | 51 (31) | 64 (30) |
Length of hospitalization (days) | ||||||||||
1–7 | 150 (33) | 75 (18) | 326 (17) | 253 (54) | 174 (15) | 15 (3) | 153 (14) | 8 (1) | 266 (59) | 136 (22) |
≥ 8 | 199 (37) | 126 (27) | 360 (20) | 279 (56) | 205 (14) | 27 (5) | 157 (17) | 24 (4) | 276 (54) | 191 (30) |
Diagnosis | ||||||||||
Congenital heart diseases | ||||||||||
Surgical + medical | 29 (11) | 23 (14) | 121 (24) | 95 (58) | 58 (15) | 7 (4) | 68 (19) | 7 (3) | 102 (54) | 72 (34) |
Medical | 164 (26) | 121 (23) | 432 (20) | 333 (59) | 199 (20) | 30 (5) | 233 (20) | 14 (2) | 427 (78) | 186 (26) |
Acquired cardiovascular diseases | ||||||||||
Medical | 191 (25) | 158 (26) | 520 (20) | 394 (59) | 218 (16) | 34 (4) | 294 (22) | 27 (3) | 503 (77) | 243 (29) |
Rheumatic diseases | ||||||||||
Medical | 126 (64) | 39 (19) | 125 (15) | 90 (42) | 112 (7) | 3 (1) | 23 (5) | 5 (2) | 48 (22) | 76 (27) |
Weight (kg) | ||||||||||
≤ 10 | 72 (18) | 117 (46) | 191 (10) | 215 (76) | 95 (28) | 21 (6) | 111 (9) | 17 (5) | 196 (77) | 83 (23) |
11–19 | 130 (39) | 45 (15) | 249 (21) | 179 (57) | 134 (14) | 18 (6) | 126 (15) | 4 (1) | 202 (60) | 101 (22) |
≥ 20 | 147 (44) | 39 (12) | 246 (23) | 138 (38) | 150 (4) | 3 (1) | 73 (21) | 11 (2) | 144 (37) | 143 (32) |
Number of prescribed drugs | ||||||||||
1–4 | 124 (39) | 32 (10) | 189 (11) | 139 (39) | 119 (8) | 7 (2) | 41 (7) | 3 (1) | 112 (31) | 77 (13) |
5 | 85 (36) | 29 (14) | 185 (22) | 115 (46) | 82 (14) | 7 (3) | 86 (19) | 2 (1) | 153 (66) | 75 (25) |
6 | 62 (29) | 47 (26) | 158 (21) | 133 (68) | 95 (21) | 8 (3) | 88 (24) | 6 (3) | 146 (75) | 71 (31) |
7–14 | 78 (33) | 93 (53) | 154 (26) | 145 (81) | 83 (20) | 20 (10) | 95 (18) | 21 (8) | 131 (69) | 104 (45) |