Table 4. Proportion of stroke and transient ischaemic attack patients under-prescribed lipid-lowering, anticoagulant, and antihypertensive drugs for primary prevention.
| Diagnosis | Proportion of Strokes/TIAs with Prevention Drugs Not Prescribed, Percent (Frequency)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipid-Lowering drugs | Anticoagulant Drugs | Antihypertensive Drugs | |
| Stroke | 50.5 (4,276/8,464) | 52.3 (983/1,881) | 25.3 (971/3,843) |
| TIA | 45.8 (2,387/5,212) | 52.8 (506/958) | 23.6 (531/2,253) |
| Stroke with previous TIA | 49.9 (1,173/2,352) | 44.5 (158/355) | 26.1 (238/912) |
| Total | 48.9 (7,836/16,028) | 51.6 (1,647/3,194) | 24.8 (1,740/7,008) |
*Number of people with prevention drugs not prescribed divided by the number of people eligible for each prevention drug.
TIA, transient ischaemic attack.