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Table 3 Medication-related information and the magnitude of PIMU identified in the study

From: Potentially inappropriate medication use among older adult patients on follow-up at the chronic care clinic of a specialized teaching hospital in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study

Medication-related information

Medication prescription per patient, median (IQR)

4.0 (2.0)

Patients on Polypharmacy

93 (42.5%)

According to Beers criteria

 Total PIMs

285

 Patients on PIMs

182 (83.2%)

 PIMs per patient, median (IQR)

1.0 (1.0)

 One PIM

100 (45.7%)

 Two PIMs

61 (27.8%)

 Three PIMs

21 (9.6%)

Beers recommendation on the PIM

 Avoid

120 (42.1%)

 Use with caution

165 (87.9%)

According to the STOPP criteria

 Total PIMs

128

 Patients on PIMs

99 (45.2%)

 PIMs per patient, Mean (± SD)

0.6 (±0.76)

 One PIM

77 (35.2%)

 Two PIMs

15 (6.8%)

 Three PIMs

7 (3.2%)

PPO according to the START criteria

 Total PPOs

25

 Patients with PPOs

24 (10.9%)