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. 2021 Sep 16;4(9):e2124672. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24672

Table 2. Medication Discrepancies in the Intervention Group.

Discrepancy type Discrepancies per patient, median (IQR) Patients with discrepancies, No. (%) (Nā€‰=ā€‰830)
Medication discrepancies
Chronic treatment 4 (3-7) 797 (96.0)
As needed 2 (1-4) 581 (70.0)
Omission
Chronic treatment 2 (1-4) 567 (68.3)
As needed 2 (1-3) 517 (62.3)
Incorrect medication name
Chronic treatment 2 (1-3) 435 (52.4)
As needed 1 (1-1) 13 (1.6)
Incorrect dosage regime
Chronic treatment 1 (1-2) 335 (40.4)
As needed 1 (1-1.5) 75 (9.0)
Incorrect dose amount
Chronic treatment 1 (1-2) 350 (42.2)
As needed 1 (1-1) 43 (5.2)
Unjustified medications (not prescribed to the patient at home)
Chronic treatment 1 (1-2) 228 (27.5)
As needed 1 (1-2) 55 (6.6)
Incorrect galenic forms
Chronic treatment 1 (1-1) 88 (10.6)
As needed 1 (1-1) 11 (1.3)

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.