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Table 4 Medication characteristics of study participants (N = 373)

From: Adverse drug reactions and its associated factors among geriatric hospitalized patients at selected comprehensive specialized hospitals of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Class of Medication

Frequency

Percentage

Antibiotics

247

66.22

Diuretics

159

42.63

Anticoagulants

128

34.32

Analgesics

111

29.76

Ant-dyslipidemia /Statins

102

27.35

PPI

96

25.74

Antiplatelet

90

24.13

CCBs

77

20.64

Steroids

75

20.11

H2Blocker

58

15.55

ACEIs

50

13.40

Beta-blockers

46

12.33

Insulin

40

10.72

Digoxin

27

7.24

Antiemetic

22

5.90

Iron/Vitamins

20

5.36

Bronchodilators

20

5.36

Anti TB medications

12

3.22

Others

33

8.85

  1. Others* Antimalarial (6), Anticonvulsant (5), Antithyroid (5), Vasodilator (4), Antidepressant (3), Anthelmintic (3), Antiviral (3), Antifungal (2), Phosphodiesterase (2)
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