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Table 2 Number of patients who were taking medications contraindicated for primary angle closure disease

From: Polypharmacy-associated potential contraindications of drug prescriptions in patients with primary angle closure disease in a real-world setting

Type of PACD

Number of patients

Number of medications

Acute primary angle closure (n = 8)

2/8 (25.0%)

6

Chronic primary angle closure

 PACS (n = 19)

3/19 (15.8%)

3

 PAC (n = 13)

1/13 (7.7%)

3

 PACG (n = 3)

2/3 (66.7%)

3

TOTAL

8/43 (18.6%)

15

  1. Abbreviations: PACD primary angle closure disease, PACS primary angle closure suspect, PAC primary angle closure, PACG primary angle closure glaucoma