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Table 4 Comparison of the number of administered medications and drug adherence pre- and post-MTM implementation

From: Effect of medication therapy management services on medication-burden quality of life in hemodialysis patients

 

Pre

Post

P-value

No.

%

No.

%

Overall adherence percentage

45

44.1

57

55.9

0.06

Percentage of patients adherent to anemia medications (n=72)

41

56.9

46

63.9

0.44

Percentage of patients adherent to MBD medications (n=89)

48

53.9

51

57.3

0.65

Percentage of patients adherent to antihypertensive medications (n=64)

56

87.5

58

90.6

0.69

No. of administered medications (mean ±SD)

8.10±2.78

8.29±2.57

0.28

  1. MBD Mineral bone disease, SD standard deviation
  2. *Significant (p<0.05)