Correct dosing
Of the 112 dispensings of medication for chronic conditions, 78 (70%)
were used on ≥80% of days with at least the correct number of doses,
whereas this was the case for 19% (20/104) of medication for occasional
or short-term use and 38% (46/121) of pregnancy-related medication
(Figure 3). Correct dosing was most often seen with antidepressants
(100%), asthma maintenance therapy (92%), thyroid therapy (86%), and
antithrombotic agents (80%). Incorrect dosing frequently occurred with
systemic antibiotics and antimycotics (24%), topical antibiotics and
antifungals (18%), decongestants (14%), ear, eye, nose, and throat
preparations (11%), antiemetic medication (7%), gynecological
anti-infectives and antiseptics (7%), and dermatological
corticosteroids (0%).