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. 2022 Feb 18;20:83. doi: 10.1186/s12916-022-02290-8

Table 4.

Types and number of drugs received during the hospitalisation

Cholecalciferol group Control group
n n=274 n n=269
Drugs prescribed
 Cholecalciferol, n (%) 274 274 (100.0) 269 0 (0.0)
 Enoxaparin, n (%) 270 210 (77.8) 264 191 (72.3)
 Ceftriaxone, n (%) 271 100 (36.9) 264 94 (35.6)
 Methylprednisolone, n (%) 271 99 (36.5) 265 94 (35.5)
 Azithromycin, n (%) 272 88 (32.4) 265 97 (36.6)
 Dexamethasone, n (%) 272 83 (30.5) 265 78 (29.4)
 Number of drugs per patient, median [IQR] 272 2.0 [2.0, 3.0] 265 2.0 [2.0, 3.0]

The therapies used in less than 10% of patients (hydroxychloroquine N=48, lopinavir, ritonavir N=36, tocilizumab N=25 or plasma from convalescent patients N=53) were not included in the table

n number of patients available for analysis, IQR interquartile range