Table 2.
Prevalence of pDDIs in the department of cardiology.
| Type of prevalence | Frequency: n (%) |
|---|---|
| Severity of pDDIs | |
| Overalla | 2145 (91.6) |
| Majorb | 2021 (86.3) |
| Moderateb | 1979 (84.5) |
| Number of pDDIs per patient | |
| None | 197 (8.4) |
| 1–2 | 1704 (72.8) |
| 3–5 | 339 (14.5) |
| ⩾6 | 102 (4.4) |
| Total pDDIs (n = 5109) | |
| Median | 2 |
| Range | 1–14 |
a
Overall prevalence stands for occurrence of at least one pDDI despite of severity-type.
b
A single prescription may contain both type of interactions i.e. at least one major and at least one moderate interaction as well.