Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients
Variables | Category | No. of prescriptions (%) | No. of prescriptions with pDDI (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Paediatrics (0–17 years) | 45 (15.25) | 8 (17.78) |
Adults (18–59 years) | 199 (67.46) | 75 (37.69) | |
Elderly (≥ 60 years) | 51 (17.29) | 28 (54.90) | |
Gender | Male | 146 (49.49) | 58 (39.73) |
Female | 149 (50.51) | 53 (35.57) | |
Number of comorbidities | 0 | 208 (70.51) | 65 (31.25) |
≥1 | 87 (29.49) | 46 (52.87) | |
Level of healthcare | Clinic/Medical centre | 99 (35.56) | 36 (36.36) |
HC II | 4 (1.36) | 2 (50.00) | |
HC III | 19 (6.44) | 6 (31.58) | |
HC IV | 11 (3.73) | 5 (45.45) | |
Hospital | 162 (54.92) | 62 (38.27) | |
Number of drugs prescribed | < 4 | 120 (40.46) | 32 (26.67) |
≥4 | 175 (59.32) | 79 (45.14) | |
Diagnosis/ Disease/ Disorder | Cardiovascular | 42 (14.24) | 18 (42.86) |
Endocrine | 23 (7.80) | 20 (86.96) | |
ENT | 3 (1.02) | 2 (66.67) | |
Gastrointestinal | 46 (15.59) | 12 (26.09) | |
Hepatic | 2 (0.68) | 1 (50.00) | |
HIV | 5 (1.69) | 4 (80.00) | |
Musculoskeletal | 21 (7.12) | 11 (52.38) | |
Neoplastic | 5 (1.69) | 3 (60.00) | |
Others | 54 (18.31) | 8 (14.81) | |
Psychiatric | 12 (4.07) | 8 (66.67) | |
Reproductive | 5 (1.69) | 1 (20.00) | |
Respiratory | 28 (9.49) | 8 (28.57) | |
Urogenital | 49 (16.61) | 15 (30.61) |