Table 1.
Treatment summarya | Descriptive statistic (N =370)
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Mean (SD) | Median | Range | |
Treatment duration (days) | 47.6 (9.13) | 49.0 | 2–90 |
Average daily dose (mg)b | 47.5 (13.93) | 46.4 | 18–82 |
Average daily dose (mg)c | 46.5 (14.18) | 46.3 | 15–82 |
Last dose (mg) | 52.6 (19.29) | 54.0 | 18–90 |
Maximum dose (mg) | 57.6 (18.11) | 54.0 | 18–108 |
Minimum dose (mg)d | 29.4 (8.88) | 36.0 | 18–54 |
Distribution of last dose and maximum dose, n (%)
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Daily dose | Last dose | Maximum dose |
18 mg | 29 (7.9) | 5 (1.4) |
36 mg | 108 (29.3) | 96 (26.0) |
54 mg | 127 (34.4) | 133 (36.0) |
72 mg | 73 (19.8) | 93 (25.2) |
90 mg | 32 (8.7) | 40 (10.8) |
108 mg | – | 2 (0.5)e |
Notes:
Medication data not available for one patient;
Excludes zero dose days;
Includes zero dose days;
Excludes zero dose days; minimum dose was generally the starting dose;
Two patients assigned to a 54 mg daily dose took a double dose for one day and two days, respectively.