Potentially inappropriate drugs*
| | | | | |
Antiulcer Drugs
|
104
|
72.2
|
82
|
64.6
|
.398
|
Antibiotics
|
89
|
61.8
|
18
|
14.2
|
.000
|
Steroids
|
82
|
56.9
|
79
|
62.2
|
.668
|
Anticoagulents
|
73
|
50.7
|
43
|
33.9
|
.020
|
Supplements
|
52
|
36.1
|
12
|
9.4
|
.000
|
Antihypertensives
|
39
|
26.9
|
12
|
9.4
|
.001
|
Antiarryhthmics
|
25
|
17.4
|
10
|
7.9
|
.067
|
Replacement Hormones
|
22
|
15.3
|
11
|
8.7
|
.251
|
Vasodilator Drugs
|
16
|
11.1
|
5
|
3.9
|
.088
|
Dopamine
|
9
|
6.2
|
0
|
0
|
.016
|
Number of inappropriate drugs
|
0
|
8
|
5.6
|
20
|
15.9
| |
1-2
|
28
|
19.6
|
53
|
42.1
| |
3-4
|
66
|
45.8
|
46
|
36.5
| |
|
5+
|
41
|
28.7
|
7
|
5.6
|
.000
|
Potentially appropriate drugs
| | | | | |
Opioids
|
97
|
66.9
|
112
|
88.2
|
.000
|
Drugs for Nausea/Vomiting
|
22
|
15.3
|
27
|
21.3
|
.438
|
Haloperidol
|
17
|
11.8
|
81
|
63.8
|
.000
|
Midazolam
|
8
|
5.6
|
91
|
71.7
|
.000
|
Drugs for pulmonary secretions
|
6
|
4.2
|
60
|
47.2
|
.000
|
Number of appropriate drugs
|
0
|
45
|
31.3
|
8
|
6.3
| |
|
1-2
|
98
|
68.5
|
111
|
88.1
| |
|
3-4
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
5.6
| |
|
5+
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
.000
|