Table 3.
Top five medicines associated with inappropriate medication prescriptions in CKD patients
| Ranking | Frequency (n, %)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Unreasonable dosage medicines (n=56) | Contraindicated used medicines (n=46) | Cautiously used medicines (n=213) | |
| First | Piperacillin–tazobactam (12, 21.43%) | Acarbose (7, 15.22%) | Carbohydrate–electrolyte solution (17, 7.98%) |
| Second | Levofloxacin (7, 12.5%) | Metformin (3, 6.52%) | Potassium chloride (16, 7.51%) |
| Third | Ceftazidime (6, 10.71%) | Lamivudine (3, 6.52%) | Spironolactone (14, 6.57%) |
| Fourth | Adefovir dipivoxil (3, 5.36%) | Colchicines (3, 6.52%) | Calcium gluconate (10, 4.69%) |
| Fifth | Entecavir (3, 5.36%) | Rosuvastatin Calcium (2, 4.35%) | Isosorbide mononitrate (8, 3.76%) |
Abbreviation: CKD, chronic kidney disease.