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. 2016 Jun 2;11(6):e0156304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156304

Table 1. The 10 Items of the Medication Appropriateness Index [36] and its weighting [37].

Item Weighting
1 Is there an indication for the drug? 3
2 Is the medication effective for the condition? 3
3 Is the dosage correct? 2
4 Are the directions correct? 2
5) Are the directions practical? 1
6 Are there clinically significant drug-drug interactions? 2
7 Are there clinically significant drug-disease/condition interactions? 2
8 Is there unnecessary duplication with other drug(s)? 1
9 Is the duration of therapy acceptable? 1
10 Is this drug the least expensive alternative compared to others of equal utility? 1