Table 3

Time to initiation from index event and within 7 days of discharge, and medication possession rate (MPR) of the OAPs from discharge to the last day of medication

OAPClopidogrelPrasugrelTicagrelor
Time to initiation, days
 018 709 (70.6%)17 009 (70.9%)603 (65.8%)1097 (68.3%)
 15534 (20.9%)4967 (20.7%)234 (25.5%)333 (20.7%)
 21005 (3.8%)887 (3.7%)36 (3.9%)82 (5.1%)
 3589 (2.2%)530 (2.2%)18 (2.0%)41 (2.6%)
 4263 (1.0%)226 (0.9%)16 (1.7%)21 (1.3%)
 5138 (0.5%)124 (0.5%)4 (0.4%)10 (0.6%)
 6138 (0.5%)126 (0.5%)3 (0.3%)9 (0.6%)
 7123 (0.5%)108 (0.5%)3 (0.3%)12 (0.7%)
 Median (Q1; Q3)0 (0; 1)0 (0; 1)0 (0; 1)0 (0; 1)
MPR, %
 Mean (±SD)98.8 (3.2)98.9 (2.7)96.9 (7.5)97.9 (4.4)
 Median (Q1;Q3)100.0 (99.0;100.0)100.0 (99.1;100.0)100.0 (98.0;100.0)100.0 (98.0;100.0)
  • OAP, oral antiplatelet; Q, quartile.