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. 2018 Apr 18;18(2):4. doi: 10.5334/ijic.3293

Table 3.

Consultation data March–June 2016 (n = 299 consultations).

Demographics Average patient age (years) 69.5 ± 12.1
Average number of patient co-morbidities 7.1 ± 2.4
Average number of medications per patient (prescription and non-prescription) 9.6 ± 4.0
Pharmacist recommendations Total number 807
Number recorded as accepted 329*
Medication dose reduction 147
Medication Cessation 173
Medication dose increase 47
New medication added 85
Suspected adverse drug reaction 85
Potential drug interaction 78
Other recommendations 192
Other actions Detection and resolution of discrepancies in patient record 349

* Pharmacist 2 did not record the number of recommendations accepted.