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Table 1 Characteristics of patients intervened by pharmacists, according to a) category, b) age, and c) sex

From: Potential drug-related problems detected by routine pharmaceutical interventions: safety and economic contributions made by hospital pharmacists in Japan

 

Number and percentage of cases

a) Category

 Inpatient

2008

84.5%

 Outpatient

341

14.4%

 Unknown

27

1.1%

 Overall

2376

100%

b) Age (years)

 0–9

90

3.8%

 10–19

37

1.6%

 20–29

31

1.3%

 30–39

61

2.6%

 40–49

134

5.6%

 50–59

187

7.9%

 60–69

487

20.5%

 70–79

588

24.7%

 80–89

589

24.8%

 90+

153

6.4%

 Unknown

19

0.8%

 Overall

2376

100%

 65+

1621

68.2%

 75+

1005

42.3%

c) Sex

 Male

1213

51.1%

 Female

1155

48.6%

 Unknown

8

0.3%

 Overall

2376

100%