Medication | Level of dependency in activities of daily living | ||
---|---|---|---|
Low (case vignette 1) | Medium (case vignette 2) | High (case vignette 3) | |
Percentage of GPs (95% CI) | Percentage of GPs (95% CI) | Percentage of GPs (95% CI) | |
Pain medications | |||
Tramadol 50 mg, twice daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 63.5% (61.1 to 65.9) | 69.4% (67.0 to 71.7) | 68.5% (66.0 to 70.9) |
With history of CVD | 57.3% (55.2 to 60.2) | 67.0% (64.5 to 69.4) | 67.6% (65.2 to 70.1) |
Paracetamol 1 g, three times daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 47.5% (45.0 to 50.0) | 41.9% (39.4 to 44.5) | 44.9% (42.3 to 47.5) |
With history of CVD | 43.8% (41.3 to 46.3) | 40.8% (38.3 to 43.4) | 43.6% (41.0 to 46.2) |
Proton-pump inhibitor | |||
Pantoprazole 20 mg, once daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 64.5% (63.0 to 67.8) | 64.4% (61.9 to 66.8) | 67.8% (65.3 to 70.2) |
With history of CVD | 47.1% (44.6 to 49.6) | 49.0% (46.4 to 51.6) | 55.6% (53.0 to 58.2) |
Antihypertensive medications | |||
Amlodipine 5 mg, once daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 15.2% (13.4 to 17.0) | 18.9% (17.0 to 21.0) | 33.9% (31.4 to 36.4) |
With history of CVD | 8.7% (7.3 to 10.2) | 15.1% (13.3 to 17.1) | 30.3% (27.9 to 32.8) |
Enalapril 10 mg, once daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 7.7% (6.4 to 9.1) | 9.8% (8.3 to 11.4) | 19.4% (17.4 to 21.5) |
With history of CVD | 2.5% (1.7 to 3.4) | 4.6% (3.6 to 5.8) | 15.5% (13.6 to 17.5) |
Cholesterol-lowering medication | |||
Atorvastatin 40 mg, once daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 59.1% (56.6 to 61.5) | 62.7% (60.2 to 65.2) | 76.8% (74.5 to 78.9) |
With history of CVD | 13.7% (12.0 to 15.5) | 26.5% (24.3 to 28.9) | 52.5% (49.9 to 55.1) |
Antiplatelet medication | |||
Aspirin 100 mg, once daily | |||
Without history of CVD | 52.1% (49.6 to 54.5) | 49.1% (46.5 to 51.7) | 60.3% (57.7 to 62.8) |
With history of CVD | 4.3% (3.4 to 5.5) | 7.2% (5.9 to 8.6) | 23.9% (21.7 to 26.2) |