Table 4.
Medications that are taken before and after admission among patients admitted to the emergency ward at UoGCSH
| Medications used before admission for chronic disease | Frequencies (%) |
| Frusemide | 37 (13.8) |
| Enalapril | 31 (11.57) |
| Amlodipine | 29 (10.82) |
| Insulin | 23 (8.58) |
| Antiretroviral therapy | 19 (7.09%) |
| Spironolactone | 18 (6.72%) |
| Atorvastatin | 15 (5.59%) |
| Metformin | 14 (5.22%) |
| Other medications used before admission* | 82 (30.6) |
| Medications used after admission | Frequencies (%) |
| Ceftriaxone | 227 (13.03) |
| Omeprazole | 155 (8.9) |
| Frusemide | 115 (6.6) |
| Azithromycin | 109 (6.26) |
| Insulin | 66 (3.79) |
| Vancomycin | 63 (3.62) |
| Paracetamol | 62 (3.56) |
| Metoclopramide | 55 (3.16) |
| Unfractionated heparin | 51 (2.93) |
| Artesunate | 49 (2.81) |
| Metronidazole | 45 (2.58) |
| Amlodipine | 41 (2.35) |
| Atorvastatin | 39 (2.24) |
| Potassium chloride | 38 (2.18) |
| Enalapril | 38 (2.18) |
| Tramadol | 34 (1.95) |
| Folic acid | 32 (1.84) |
| Aspirin | 32 (1.84) |
| Ferrous sulphate | 31 (1.78) |
| Ciprofloxacin | 30 (1.72) |
| Dexamethasone | 27 (1.55) |
| Other medications used after admission** | 692 (39.77) |
| Medications taken once per day | 600 (34.46) |
| Medication taken twice per day | 668 (38.37) |
| Medication taken three times per day | 265 (15.22) |
| Medications taken four times per day | 48 (2.76) |
| Medications taken six times per day | 6 (0.34) |
| Medications taken more than six times per day | 55 (3.16) |
| Medications taken when required | 99 (5.67) |
*Glibinclamide, Phenobarbitone, Phenytoin, Salbutamol, Prednisolone, Hydrochlorothiazide, Metoprolol, Warfarin, Aspirin, Haloperidol, Diazepam, Propranolol, and Propyltyouracil
**Diloxanide, Ceftazidime, Sodium stibogluconate, Paramomicin, Prednisolone, Cyclophosphamide, Calcium gluconate, Metformin, Cyanocobalamin, Albendazole, Antituberclosis drugs, Pyridoxine, Phenytoin, Chloroquine, Cotrimoxazole, Hydrochlorothiazide, Lactulose, Digoxin, Warfarin, Propranolol, Doxycycline, Coartum, Spironolactone, Bisacodyl, Acyclovir, Ampicillin, Tinidazole, Hydrocortisone, Dopamine, Diazepam, Mannitol, Propylthiouracil, Tetanus Antitoxoid, Magnesium sulphate, Hydralazine, Cimetidine, Salbutamol, Beclomethasone, Antiretroviral, Clopidogril, Methotrexate, Ibuprofen, Morphine, Hydroxyurea, Allopurinol, and Amoxicillin
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