Identification of Prescribing Patterns in Hemodialysis Outpatients Taking Multiple Medications.

ABSTRACT: We investigated the relationship between multidrug administration and the characteristics, pathophysiology, and drug class in outpatients with hemodialysis. A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Saitama Medical University Hospital in October 2018. Multidrug administration was defined as receiving either more than six drugs or more than the median number of drugs. The drugs used were represented by their anatomical classification codes in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemistry Classification System (ATC classification). A latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify clusters at risk of receiving multiple medications. A stepwise logistic regression analysis was performed to select ATC classifications prone to being involved in multidrug administration. As of October 2018,

SUBMITTER: Nagano H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037568 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature