Table 3 Compliance of prescribing pattern to guideline recommendations, and degree of drug-drug interactions
Variable | Compliance to guidelines n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
WHO | JNC-8 | |
Drug selection | ||
 Effective drug | 348 (82.3) | 369 (87.2) |
 Ineffective drug | 75 (17.7) | 54 (12.8) |
Dose | ||
 Normal | 342 (98.3) | 363 (98.4) |
 Too low | 4 (1.1) | 4 (1.1) |
 Too high | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.5) |
Dose frequency | ||
 Appropriate | 348 (100.0) | 369 (100.0) |
 Inappropriate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Drug-drug interaction | ||
 No interaction | 279 (66.0) | 279 (66.0) |
 Moderate | 103 (24.3) | 103 (24.3) |
 Major | 41 (9.7) | 41 (9.7) |