Table 2.
Completeness and Correctness of 288 Medication Lists (ML) Documenting 2539 Medications
| Items | Missing or not Correct | Discrepancies Related to Total Number of Drugs on all ML | Discrepancies per ML | ML Affected | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n (min-max) | n | % | ||
| Active ingredient | Not correct (but same drug class) | 31 | 1.2 | 0–3 | 25 | 8.7 |
| Strength | Not correct | 53 | 2.1 | 0–11 | 38 | 13.2 |
| Dosage# | Not correct | 124 | 4.9 | 0–5 | 86 | 29.9 |
| Missing | 47 | 1.9 | 0–5 | 28 | 9.7 | |
| Relevant instructions for administration | Not correct | 28 | 1.1 | 0–4 | 22 | 7.6 |
| Missing | 220 | 81.2## | 0–4 | 165 | 85.9## | |
| Indication | Missing | 1840 | 72.5 | 0–19 | 241 | 83.7 |
| Medication | Listed on the ML but not taken any more | 102 | 4.0 | 0–6 | 70 | 24.3 |
| Medication added by hand | 88 | 3.5 | 0–8 | 44 | 15.3 | |
| Missing### | 264 | 10.4 | 0–8 | 122 | 42.4 | |
| Product name | Not correct | 1127 | 47.8 | 0–8 | 265 | 92.0 |
Notes: #Dosage: number of daily doses and administration time. ##Related only to medications where instructions for administration was considered relevant: L-thyroxine, iron, pantoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole, alendronic acid, risedronic acid, lercanidipine, methotrexate. ###Medication missing on the ML (neither printed nor added by hand).
Abbreviation: ML, medication list.