Table 4. Warfarin utilization among older adults (≥65 years) undergoing dialysis with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation, who initiated warfarin within 30 days of atrial fibrillation discharge.
Warfarin initiators | |
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Medication utilization characteristics | |
Number of warfarin prescriptions per user, median (IQR) | 6 (2–14) |
Total quantity dispensed per user, median (IQR) | 231 (90–532) |
Total days of supply per user, median (IQR) | 180 (63–460) |
Medication utilization measures | |
Discontinuation, % | 46.8 |
Median time to discontinuation, days, median (IQR) | 257 (165–444) |
Switching to dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, % | 0.5 |