[Table/Fig-4]:
Number of drugs prescribed to elderly patients admitted in department of Medicine.
| Admitted | Discharged | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage |
| <=4 | 20 | 20.0% | 40 | 40.0% |
| 5-9 | 53 | 53.0% | 55 | 55.0% |
| 10-14 | 25 | 25.0% | 5 | 5.0% |
| >=15 | 2 | 2.0% | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 100 | 100.0% | 100 | 100.0% |
| Mean | 7.61 ± 3.38 | 5.48 ± 2.46 | ||