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Table 2 Baseline medication class in patients

From: Identification and solution of drug-related problems in the neurology unit of a tertiary hospital in China

Number

Total

974 (100%)

With DRP 198 (20.3%)

Without DRP 776 (79.7%)

Medication

 Antiplatelet agents

798 (81.9)

171 (86.4)

627 (80.8)

 Anticoagulants

44 (4.5)

18 (9.1)

26 (3.4) **

 Antihyperlipidemic agents

842 (86.4)

177 (89.4)

665 (85.7)

 Antihypertensive agents

692 (71.0)

165 (83.3)

527 (67.9) ***

 Antidiabetic agents

318 (32.6)

90 (45.5)

228 (29.4) ***

 Glucocorticoids

96 (9.9)

17 (8.6)

79 (10.2)

 Antiepileptic medications

10 (1.0)

2 (1.0)

8 (1.0)

 Vitamins

258 (26.5)

47 (23.7)

211 (27.2)

 Treatment of prostatic hyperplasia

35 (3.6)

8 (4.0)

27 (3.5)

 Digestive system medications

450 (46.2)

103 (52.0)

347 (44.7)

 Electrolytes

192 (19.7)

49 (24.7)

143 (18.4) *

 TCM medications

830 (85.2)

173 (87.4)

657 (84.7)

 Respiratory medications

93 (9.5)

29 (14.6)

64 (8.2) *

 Antianxiety or Antidepressant

39 (4.0)

10 (5.1)

29 (3.7)

 Sedative hypnotics

108 (11.1)

26 (13.1)

82 (10.6)

 Anti-infective medications

93 (9.5)

37 (18.7)

56 (7.2) ***

 Liver protective medications

113 (11.6)

31 (15.7)

82 (10.6) *

 Others

59 (6.1)

10 (5.1)

49 (6.3)

  1. *p < 0.05; ** p < 0.005; *** p < 0.0001
  2. Abbreviation: TCM traditional Chinese medicine