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Table 3 Medication use among patients (N = 115)

From: Functional status and caregiver burden of patients on maintenance haemodialysis in Cameroon: a two-centre cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (%)

Antihypertensives

80 (69.6)

CCB

65 (56.5)

Beta-blockers

35 (30.4)

ACEI

32 (27.8)

ARB

17 (14.8)

Alpha-2-agonists

10 (8.7)

Other Medications

 Vitamin D analogues

29 (25.2)

 Erythropoietin

21 (18.3)

Daily pill burden

 0

21 (18.2)

 1–3

50 (43.5)

 ≥ 4

44 (38.3)

  1. CCB Calcium Channel Blockers, ACEI Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, ARB Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
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