Table 3.
Medication advice given during the medication review categorised by type of medication, type of change, and whether or not the proposed change in medication was implemented by the physician in charge
| Advice provided per type of medication | Number of suggested changes (N = 180) (%) | Type of suggested change | Changes implemented | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Stop | Change | Yes | No | Unknown | ||
| Psychotropic | 72 (40) | 6 | 26 | 40 | 44 | 26 | 2 |
| Cardiovascular | 25 (14) | 2 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Analgesics and opioids | 16 (9) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Anti-coagulation | 15 (8) | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory | 11 (6) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Diabetes | 6 (3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Urological | 5 (3) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Other pharmacological advice | 30 (17) | 11 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
| Total pharmacological advice | 180 (100) | 31 (17%) | 72 (40%) | 77 (43%) | 111 (62%) | 57 (32%) | 12 (7%) |
Start starting new medication, Stop stopping used medication, Change changing the dosage, administration mode, or time of administration of a medication already used by the patient