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Table 1 Pharmacotherapeutic profile of the patients in the three long-term care facilities

From: Evaluation of pharmacotherapy complexity in residents of long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Drug use prevalence (%)

94.7

Total consumption (n)

511

 Female n (%)

327 (64)

 Male n (%)

184 (36)

Medication per elderly (mean; SD)

4.0 ± 2.3

 Minimum-maximum number

1–13

 Patients who used <5 drugs n (%)

83 (66.4)

aPatients who used ≥5 medicines n (%

42 (33.6)

Medication present in the Rename 2010 (%)

62.4

Prescription drugs by generic name (%)

66.1

Medication complexity index (mean; SD)

15.1 ± 9.8

 Minimum – Maximum

2–59

Potential drug interactions n (mean; SD)

256 (2.0 ± 3.0)

 Minimum – Maximum

1–19

Potentially inappropriate medications for the elderly n (mean; SD)

162 (1.3 ± 1.1)

 Minimum – Maximum

1–5

Therapeutic duplicity n (%)

45 (8.8)

  1. Sergipe, Brazil, 2015
  2. aPresence of polypharmacy