Indication
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Need for additional drug | 327 | ACE inhibitors | 284 | Antithrombotics | 19 | Vitamins (D vitamin) | 6 |
Need for diagnostic test | 203 | Minerals (e.g. potassium)* | 103 | Anti-anaemia (iron)* | 53 | Anti-gout* | 17 |
Unnecessary drug therapy | 159 | Antidepressants | 31 | Anxiolytics* | 31 | Antihistamines* | 23 |
Effectiveness
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Choice of drug | 492 | Antipsychotics† | 208 | Loop-diuretics | 66 | Vitamins (C vitamin) | 53 |
Dosage too low | 117 | Loop diuretics | 52 | ACE-inhibitors | 31 | Minerals (e.g. calcium) | 14 |
Safety
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Dosage too high | 244 | Anxiolytics* | 101 | Hypnotics* | 50 | Systemic corticosteroids* | 38 |
Risk of adverse drug reaction | 637 | Opioid analgesics | 100 | Anxiolytics‡ | 78 | Antidepressants | 76 |
Drug-drug interaction | 266 | Antipsychotics§ | 139 | Antidepressants§ | 98 | Anxiolytics§ | 59 |
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Total | 2445 (100%) | | | | | | |