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Number of potentially inappropriate prescriptions in persons (n = 813)
| Number of PIPs/person | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean (range) | 0.76 (0–9) |
| Number of persons with ≥1 PIPs | 374 (46.0) |
| 1 | 221 (27.2) |
| 2 | 102 (12.6) |
| 3 | 28 (3.4) |
| ≥4 | 23 (2.8) |
| PIPs in persons using only primary care | 226 (42.8) |
| PIPs in persons using specialised healthcare | 148 (52.4) |
| PIPs in hospitalised persons | 33 (66.1) |
PIP potentially inappropriate prescriptions
