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. 2019 Jun 4;9(6):e024747. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024747

Table 4.

Cross-tabulation of patients by presence of medication on hospital discharge summary and in the GP prescribing record at 6 months following hospitalisation

Medication group GP record GP record GP record GP record
Antithrombotics (B01)
(n=1991)*
Lipid-lowering (C10)
(n=1954) *
Thyroid meds (H03)
(n=456) *
Respiratory inhalers (R03)
(n=757) *
Absent Present Absent Present Absent Present Absent Present
Hospital discharge Absent 113 (10.55%) 958 (89.45%) 123 (10.35%) 1065 (89.65%) 16 (6.67%) 224 (93.33%) 65 (14.19%) 393 (85.81%)
Hospital discharge Present 78 (8.48%) 842 (91.52%) 63 (8.22%0 703 (91.78%) 8 (3.70%) 208 (96.30%) 17 (5.69%) 282 (94.31%)

*Patients with medication discontinued at hospital discharge excluded.

GP, general practitioner.