Table 4.
Total inappropriate prescriptions for each criterion of the MAI
| Question | Drugs with an inappropriate MAI criterion (n=697) | Patients with an inappropriate prescription (n=125) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | & | |
| 1. Drug indication | 52 | 7.5 | 36 | 28.8 |
| 2. Effectiveness | 17 | 2.4 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 3. Correct dosage | 129 | 18.5 | 78 | 62.4 |
| 4. Correct directions | 181 | 26.0 | 91 | 72.8 |
| 5. Practical directions | 60 | 8.6 | 42 | 33.6 |
| 6. Drug-drug interaction | 37 | 5.3 | 28 | 22.4 |
| 7. Drug-disease/condition interactions | 23 | 3.3 | 19 | 15.2 |
| 8. Duplication | 16 | 2.3 | 15 | 12.0 |
| 9. Duration of therapy | 104 | 14.9 | 64 | 51.2 |
| 10. Expense | 77 | 11.0 | 52 | 41.6 |