Patient Characteristics | Â | Â |
---|---|---|
Patient Demographics | N | % |
Female | 849,989 | 59.6 †|
 | Mean | SD |
Age | 50.0 | 24.2 |
Medication use | Mean | SD |
Medications per year ‡ | 6.2 | 5.2 |
Dispensings per year § | 37.9 | 64.3 |
Health Services Use | Mean | SD |
Prescribing physicians per year | 2.7 | 2.0 |
Dispensing pharmacies per year | 1.6 | 0.95 |
 | N | % |
Patients receiving all medications & services from a single pharmacy per year | 877,038 | 61.4†|
Population Prevalence of Quality of Care Problems | N (N at-risk) | % ** |
Medication Safety Indicators | Â | Â |
Seniors receiving flurazepam | 11,453 (196,774) | 5.8 |
Patients receiving non-selective beta blockers and SABA | 5,200 (33,058) | 15.7 |
Medication Effectiveness Indicators | Â | Â |
Patients over-using SABA | 39,895 (70,021) | 57.0 |
Patients under-using anti-hypertensives | 220,179 (517,656) | 42.5 |