Table 9 Medications that patients do not want changed. Breakdown of medications
Number of patients who do not want their medications changed (n = 24) | Number of patients prescribed medications (n = 106) | Percentage (%) | Comparison with dyslipidemia drugs (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antihypertensives | 9 | 74 | 12.2 | 0.008** |
Analgesics | 3 | 30 | 10 | 0.049* |
Sleep medicines | 3 | 17 | 17.6 | 0.014* |
Digestive agents | 2 | 62 | 3.23 | 0.304 |
Chinese medicine | 1 | 18 | 5.56 | 0.265 |
Anti-thrombotic drugs | 3 | 44 | 6.82 | 0.099 |
Diabetes medicines | 1 | 23 | 4.35 | 0.315 |
Anti-arrhythmic drugs | 1 | 12 | 8.33 | 0.194 |
Hyperuricemia agents | 1 | 19 | 5.26 | 0.275 |
Lipid disorder drugs | 0 | 50 | 0 | – |