Table 1.

Demographic & clinical characteristics (n = 1185)

Parameters	Frequency (N)	Percentage (%)
Hospital
Public sector	636	53.7
Private sector	549	46.3
Gender
Male	595	50.2
Female	590	49.8
Type of therapy
Single	514	43.4
Combination	671	56.6
Wards
Gastroenterology ward	306	25.8
Pulmonology ward	279	23.5
Nephrology ward	272	22.9
General ward	174	14.8
Orthopedic ward	154	12.9
Appropriateness of therapy
Appropriate	353	29.7
Inappropriate	832	70.3

n = Total No. of patients involved in this study