Table 3. Proportion of stroke and transient ischaemic attack patients under-prescribed one, two, or three prevention drugs (lipid-lowering, anticoagulant, or antihypertensive drugs).
Number of Prevention Drugs Not Prescribed When Clinically Indicated | Proportion of Stroke/TIA Patients Not Prescribed Prevention Drugs When Clinically Indicated, Percent (Frequency)* |
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1 | 83.2 (7,969/9,579) |
2 | 16.4 (1,576/9,579) |
3 | 0.4 (34/9,579) |
*Number of people with prevention drugs not prescribed divided by the number of people eligible for one or more prevention drug.
TIA, transient ischaemic attack.