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%).