Drug utilization patterns among elderly hospitalized patients on poly-pharmacy in Punjab, Pakistan

Sarwar, Muhammad Rehan; Atif, Muhammad; Scahill, Shane; Saqib, Anum; Qamar-uz-Zaman, Muhammad; Babar, Zaheer

doi:10.1186/s40545-017-0112-z

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

Table 7 Description about the usage of all prescribed medicines

From: Drug utilization patterns among elderly hospitalized patients on poly-pharmacy in Punjab, Pakistan

Sr. No	Name	ATC Code	Frequency (N = 3179)	Percentage^a	Trend
1	Aciclovir	J05AB01	11	1.8	Low
2	Acarbose	A10BF01	1	0.2	Low
3	Aclarubicin	L04AB04	1	0.5	Low
4	Adalimumab	L01DB04	3	0.2	Low
5	Alimemazine	R06AD01	2	0.3	Low
6	Allopurinol	M04AA01	17	2.8	Low
7	Amantadine	N04BB01	1	0.2	Low
8	Amiodarone	C01BD01	2	0.3	Low
9	Aminophylline	R03DA05	16	2.7	Low
10	Amitriptyline	N06AA09	2	0.3	Low
11	Amoxicillin	J01CA04	27	4.5	Low
12	Amlodipine	C08CA01	78	13.0	Medium
13	Anastrazole	L02BG03	2	0.3	Low
14	Artemether	P01BF01	08	1.3	Low
15	Aspirin	N02BA01	54	9.0	Low
16	Atenolol	C07AB03	62	10.3	Medium
17	Atropine	A03BA01	4	0.7	Low
18	Atorvastatin	C10AA05	15	2.5	Low
19	Attapulgite	A07BC04	1	0.2	Low
20	Azithromycin	J01FA10	13	2.2	Low
21	Beclomethasone	D07AC15	11	1.8	Low
22	Bisoprolol	C07AB07	1	0.2	Low
23	Bismuth subcitrate	A07BX05	1	0.2	Low
24	Benzyl penicillin	J01 CE01	7	1.2	Low
25	Bleomycin	L01 DC01	1	0.2	Low
26	Bromazepam	N05BA08	8	1.3	Low
27	Bromocriptine	G02CB01	3	0.5	Low
28	Calcium gluconate	A12AA03	1	0.2	Low
29	Captopril	C09AA01	53	8.8	Low
30	Carbamazepine	N03AF01	6	1.0	Low
31	Carvedilol	C07AG02	2	0.3	Low
32	Cefotaxime	J01DD01	14	2.3	Low
33	Ceftriaxone	J01DD04	241	40.2	High
34	Celecoxib	M01AH01	5	0.8	Low
35	Cephradine	J01DB09	4	0.7	Low
36	Cetirizine	R06AE07	2	0.3	Low
37	Cimetidine	A02BA01	3	0.5	Low
38	Chlorhexidine	A01AB03	1	0.2	Low
39	Chloramphenicol	J01BA01	6	1.0	Low
40	Chlorpheniramine	R06AB04	11	1.8	Low
41	Chlorpromazine	N05AA01	6	1.0	Low
42	Colecalciferol	A11CC05	6	1.0	Low
43	Ciprofloxacin	J01MA02	34	5.7	Low
44	Clarithromycin	J01FA09	25	4.2	Low
45	Clindamycin	J01FF01	7	1.2	Low
46	Clopidogrel	B01AC04	23	3.8	Low
47	Clonazepam	N03AE01	2	0.3	Low
48	Clonidine	C02AC01	2	0.3	Low
49	Codeine	R05DA04	2	0.3	Low
50	Colchicine	M04 AC01	21	3.5	Low
51	Cromolyn sodium	A07EB01	3	0.5	Low
52	Cyclosporine	N04 AD01	2	0.3	Low
53	Dacarbazine	L01AX04	2	0.3	Low
54	Darifenacin	G04BD10	1	0.2	Low
55	Drotaverine	A03AD02	5	0.8	Low
56	Dexamethasone	R01AD03	61	10.2	Medium
57	Diclofenac sodium	M01AB05	111	18.5	Medium
58	Dicyclomine	A03AA07	1	0.2	Low
59	Digoxin	C01AA05	3	0.5	Low
60	Diphenhydramine	R06AA02	46	7.7	Low
61	Diphenoxylate	A07DA01	3	0.5	Low
62	Diloxanide	P01AC01	1	0.2	Low
63	Diltiazem	C08DB01	1	0.2	Low
64	Divalproex sodium	N03AG01	25	4.2	Low
65	Dobutamine	C01CA07	2	0.3	Low
66	Domperidone	A03FA03	30	5.0	Low
67	Dopamine	C01CA04	2	0.3	Low
68	Doxycycline	J01AA02	2	0.3	Low
69	Epinephrine	B02BC09	4	0.7	Low
70	Ephedrine	R01AA03	1	0.2	Low
71	Erythromycin	J01FA01	1	0.2	Low
72	Escitalopram	N06AB04	18	2.8	Low
73	Ethambutol	J04AK02	25	4.2	Low
74	Ezitimibe	C10AX09	2	0.3	Low
75	Famotidine	A02BA03	20	3.3	Low
76	Fexofenadine	R06AX26	6	1.0	Low
77	Fluoxetine	N06AB03	2	0.3	Low
78	Formoterol	R03AC13	4	0.7	Low
79	Fosfomycin	J01XX01	4	0.7	Low
80	Furosemide	C03CA01	68	11.3	Medium
81	Gentamicin	J01GB03	9	1.3	Low
82	Glimepiride	A10BB12	10	1.7	Low
83	Glipizide	A10BB07	9	1.5	Low
84	Glyceryl trinitrite	C01DA02	9	1.5	Low
85	Haloperidol	N05 AD01	5	0.8	Low
86	Heparin	B01AB01	3	0.5	Low
87	Hydrocortisone	D07AA02	30	5.0	Low
88	Hydralline	C02DB02	15	2.5	Low
89	Hydralazine	C02DB02	6	1.0	Low
90	Ibuprofen	M01AE01	24	4.0	Low
91	Imipenem	J01DH51	3	0.5	Low
92	Imipramine	N06AA02	1	0.2	Low
93	Indacaterol	R03AC18	2	0.3	Low
94	Indomethacin	M01AB01	5	0.8	Low
95	Insulin	A10AB02	40	6.7	Low
96	Ipratropium	R01AX03	19	3.2	Low
97	Isoniazid	J04 AC01	23	3.8	Low
98	Isosorbide mononitrite	C01DA14	3	0.5	Low
99	Isosorbide dinitrite	C01DA08	2	0.3	Low
100	Ketorolac	M01AB15	43	7.2	Low
101	Lactulose	A06AD11	49	8.2	Low
102	Labetalol	C07AG01	3	0.5	Low
103	Leflunamide	L04AA13	3	0.5	Low
104	Leviteracetam	N03AX14	32	5.3	Low
105	Levodopa	N04BA01	4	0.7	Low
106	Levofloxacin	J01MA12	11	1.8	Low
107	Lisinopril	C09AA03	8	1.3	Low
108	Loperamide	A07DA03	5	0.8	Low
109	Losartan	C09CA01	3	0.5	Low
110	Lovastatin	C10AA02	2	0.3	Low
111	Lumefantrine	P01BF01	1	0.2	Low
112	Mannitol	B05BC01	27	4.5	Low
113	Mebeverine	A03AA04	3	0.5	Low
114	Mecobalamine	B03BA01	2	0.3	Low
115	Midazolam	N05CD08	3	0.5	Low
116	Mercaptopurine	L01BB02	1	0.2	Low
117	Meropenem	J01DH02	4	0.7	Low
118	Metformin	A10BA02	53	8.8	Low
119	Methotrexate	L01BA01	3	0.5	Low
120	Metoclopramide	A03FA01	86	14.3	Medium
121	Metoprolol	C07AB02	1	0.2	Low
122	Metaproterenol	R03AB03	1	0.2	Low
123	Metronidazole	A01AB17	119	19.8	Medium
124	Midazolam	N05CD08	15	2.5	Low
125	Mirtazapine	M06AX11	3	0.5	Low
126	Misoprostol	A02BB01	4	0.7	Low
127	Mg-hydroxide	A02AA04	5	0.8	Low
128	Montelukast sodium	R03DC03	16	2.7	Low
129	Morphine	N02AA01	3	0.5	Low
130	Moxifloxacin	J01MA14	23	3.8	Low
131	Nalbufine	N02AF02	13	2.2	Low
132	Naltrexone	V03AB30	6	1.0	Low
133	Natalizumab	L04AA23	1	0.2	Low
134	Nedocromil	R01AC07	3	0.5	Low
135	Nefazodone	N06AX06	1	0.2	Low
136	Nifedipine	C08CA05	2	0.3	Low
137	Nimodipine	C08CA06	11	1.8	Low
138	Nitroglycerine	C01DA02	6	1.0	Low
139	Nitropruside	C02DD01	1	0.2	Low
140	Nitrazepam	N05CD02	2	0.3	Low
141	Octreotide	H01CB02	30	5.0	Low
142	Omeprazole	A02BC01	308	51.3	High
143	Paracetamol	N02BE01	305	50.8	High
144	Paclitaxel	L01CD01	3	0.5	Low
145	Pantoprazole	A02BC02	1	0.2	Low
146	Phenelzine	N06AF03	2	0.3	Low
147	Phenytoin	N03AB02	2	0.3	Low
148	Pipracilline	J01CA12	1	0.2	Low
149	Prazosin	C02CA01	2	0.3	Low
150	Prednisone	H02AB07	1	0.2	Low
151	Prednisolone	H02AB06	1	0.2	Low
152	Probenecid	M04AB01	3	0.5	Low
153	Procainamide	C01BA02	1	0.2	Low
154	Propoxyphene	N02 AC04	2	0.3	Low
155	Propranolol	C07AA05	20	3.3	Low
156	Propylthiouracil	H03BA02	3	0.5	Low
157	Polymixin	J01XB02	2	0.3	Low
158	Pyrazinamide	J04AK01	23	3.8	Low
159	Pyridoxine	A11HA02	17	2.8	Low
160	Quinine	P01BC01	3	0.5	Low
161	Ranitidine	A02BA02	37	6.2	Low
162	Rifampicin	J04AB02	21	3.5	Low
163	Rifaxamin	D06AX11	5	0.8	Low
164	Reserpine	C02AA02	1	0.2	Low
165	Rituximab	L01XX21	1	0.2	Low
166	Rosuvastatin	C10AA07	17	2.8	Low
167	Salbutamol	R03AC02	43	7.2	Low
168	Sulbactum	J01CG01	11	1.8	Low
169	Salmeterol	R03AC12	22	3.7	Low
170	Simvastatin	C10AA01	63	10.5	Medium
171	Sitagliptin	A10BH01	4	0.7	Low
172	Selegiline	N04BD01	2	0.3	Low
173	Sertraline	N06AB06	1	0.2	Low
174	Somatostatin	H01CB01	1	0.2	Low
175	Solifenacin	G04BD08	1	0.2	Low
176	Spironolactone	C03DA01	7	1.2	Low
177	Streptomycin	J01GA01	4	0.7	Low
178	Sucralfate	A02BX02	9	1.5	Low
179	Sodium picosulfate	A06AB08	1	0.2	Low
180	Sulfasalazine	A07EC01	3	0.5	Low
181	Tamsulosin	G04CA02	2	0.3	Low
182	Tazobactum	J01CG02	19	3.2	Low
183	Theophylline	R03DA04	5	0.8	Low
184	Thioridazine	N05 AC02	1	0.2	Low
185	Thyroxin	H03AA01	4	0.7	Low
186	Tizinidine	M03BX02	1	0.2	Low
187	Terbutaline	R03AC03	4	0.7	Low
188	Tramadol	N02AX02	26	4.3	Low
189	Transemic acid	B02AA02	7	1.2	Low
190	Telmisartan	C09CA07	5	0.8	Low
191	Trustuzumab	L01XC03	2	0.3	Low
192	Vancomycin	J01XA01	23	3.8	Low
193	Venlafaxine	N06AX16	1	0.2	Low
194	Verapamil	C08DA01	7	1.2	Low
195	Vincristine	L01CA02	1	0.2	Low
196	Ziprasidone	N05AE04	1	0.2	Low
197	Zinc sulphate	A12CB01	1	0.2	Low

^aPercentages given with respect to total sample size (n = 600)

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