Types of changes performed during hospital stay and the fate of these changes 4–5 months after discharge*
| Number of patients* (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type of change performed at hospital | Results after 4–5 months | (Number of drugs) (%) |
| Starting new drugs | Discontinuation of the drug | 44 (46.3%) |
| 95 patients (304 drugs) | (86) (28.3) | |
| Changing dose | 15 (15.8) | |
| (18) (5.9) | ||
| No change | 86 (90.5) | |
| (200) (65.8) | ||
| Changing dose | Discontinuation | 11 (24.4) |
| 45 patients (66 drugs) | (13) (19.7) | |
| Changing dose | 14 (31.1) | |
| (15) (22.7) | ||
| No change | 26 (57.8) | |
| (38) (57.6) | ||
| Discontinuations | Started again | 14 (24.1) |
| 58 patients (95 drugs) | (21) (22.1) | |
| No change | 47 (81.0) | |
| (74) (77.9) |
In brackets, number of drugs involved. n=105 patients.
*Some of the patients had more than one type of change.