Table 4 Relationship between patient's and prescription's characteristics and potential drug-drug interactions
Variables | Patients without potential drug-drug interactions in their prescription n = 132 | Patients with at least one potential drug-drug interactions in their prescription n = 492 |
|---|---|---|
Gender (female) | 105 (79.5) | 386 (78.5) |
Civil status (single) | 61 (46.2) | 259 (52.6) |
Did not work | 102 (77.3) | 416 (84.6) |
Literacy (only elementary school o less) | 67 (54.9) | 266 (62.9) |
Patient age ≥ 60* | 87 (65.9) | 406 (82.5) |
Number of disease ≥ 3* | 73 (55.3) | 396 (80.5) |
Cardiovascular disease* | 43 (32.6) | 403 (81.9) |
Musculoskeletal and joint disorders | 126 (95.5) | 471(95.7) |
Gastrointestinal disease | 48 (36.4) | 205 (41.7) |
Endocrine, alimentary and metabolic disease* | 38 (28.8) | 275 (55.9) |
Pulmonary disease | 8 (6.0) | 31 (6.3) |
Mental disease | 12 (9.1) | 21 (4.3) |
Neurological disease | 11 (8.3) | 40 (8.1) |
Infections and parasitic disease | 30 (22.7) | 88 (17.9) |
Number of medicines ≥ 5* | 50 (37.9) | 383 (77.8) |