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Table 3 most added and most reduced PIM prescriptions in the pre-, peri- and post-hospitalization period

From: Potentially inappropriate medications and medication combinations before, during and after hospitalizations: an analysis of pathways and determinants in the Swiss healthcare setting

From Pre-hospitalization (Q2) to Hospitalization (H)

Most added

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

Most reduced

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

ATC

Q2

H

∆Q2/H

ATC

Q2

H

∆Q2/H

Paraffin

75

746

+ 671

Ketoprofen

125

1

-124

Lorazepam

434

871

+ 437

Acemetacin

182

78

− 104

Clonidine

12

448

+ 436

Etoricoxib

98

8

−90

From Hospitalization (H) to Post-hospitalization (Q3)

Most added

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

Most reduced

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

ATC

H

Q3

∆H/Q3

ATC

Q2

H

∆H/Q3

Ketoprofen

1

97

+ 96

Paraffin

746

150

− 596

Sodium picosulfate

73

138

+ 65

Clonidine

448

12

−436

Acemetacin

78

138

+ 60

Lorazepam

871

444

− 427

From Pre-hospitalization (Q2) to Post-hospitalization (Q3)

Most added

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

Most reduced

Total prescriptions

Changes (n)

ATC

Q2

Q3

∆Q3/Q2

ATC

Q2

Q3

∆Q3/Q2

Paraffin

75

150

+ 75

Diclofenac

1136

978

− 158

Zolpidem

421

490

+ 69

Etoricoxib

98

50

−48

Sodium picosulfate

87

138

+ 51

Acemetacin

182

138

−44