Table 3.
Medication classes identified as difficult to manage+ (303 evaluable respondents*)
| Rank | Classes/Agents Cited within Specialty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy and Immunology; Infectious Disease | Cardiology | Emergency Medicine | General Pediatrics | Neurology | Oncology | |
| 1 | Antibiotic, Antifungal | Anticoagulant | Antibiotics, Anticonvulsant, Antiemetic | Anticonvulsant | Anticonvulsant | Antineoplastic |
| 2 | Antiviral | Antiarrhythmic | Antianxiety, Antiarrhythmic, CNS Agents | Antibiotic | Antibiotics, Anticoagulant | Anticonvulsant, Orphan Drug |
| 3 | Anti-infective, Asthma | Antihypertensive, Immunosuppressant | Antidepressants, Immunosuppressant | ADHD | Antiarrhythmic, CNS Agents | Anticoagulant, Antifungal |
| 4 | Antihistamine | Antibiotic | ADHD, Antihypertensive, Antineoplastic | Antidepressant, CNS Agents | Antihypertensive | Antianxiety, Antidepressant |
| 5 | AIDS, Immunosuppressant | Anti-anxiety, Anticonvulsant, CNS Agents, Orphan Drugs | Anticoagulant, Antifungal, Anti-infective, Orphan Drugs | Anticoagulant, Antifungal | Antifungal, Orphan Drugs | ADHD |
* Note: Responses pooled across caregiver role
+ Tied ranks listed based on equivalent respondent counts