Table 2:

Patient-reported Management of Discharge Medications

	Patients N = 141 no. (%)
New medications
Prescribed at discharge	118 (83.7)
Understood instructions
Fully understood	117 (99.2)
Partially understood	1 (0.8)
Picked up new medications prescribed at discharge from pharmacy	112 (94.9)
Reasons did not pick up new medication
Could not afford	3 (2.1)
Did not think medication was needed	1 (0.7)
Worried about side-effects	1 (0.7)
Other	2 (1.4)
New medications taken as prescribed
Yes	110 (93.2)
Not exactly	4 (3.4)
No	4 (3.4)
Reason not taking new medications as prescribed*
Felt sick	1 (0.7)
Worried about side-effects	1 (0.7)
Other	2 (1.4)
Chronic medications, if applicable †
Took anti-hypertensives (e.g., ACE-inhibitor, calcium blockers, β-blockers)
Yes	86 (91.5)
No	8 (8.5)
Took diuretics (e.g., furosemide, spironolactone, torsemide, HCTZ)
Yes	42 (80.8)
No	10 (19.2)
Took inhalers (e.g., inhalers, nebulizers, steroids)
Yes	37 (74.0)
No	13 (26.0)
Took antibiotics
Yes	36 (63.2)
No	21 (36.8)
Took narcotic pain medications (e.g., oxycodone, hydromorphone)‡
Yes	29 (59.2)
No	20 (40.8)

^*Based on responding ‘No’ to previous question (n=4).

^†Responses: yes (took as prescribed); no (did not take as prescribed). Other patients were not prescribed these chronic medications.

^‡Missing data (n=2 patients).

Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Abbreviations: ACE angiotensin converting enzyme; HCTZ hydrochlorothiazide.