Table 1 Discrepancies between reported and documented medications prescribed for the management of liver-related complications
From: Prevalence of medication discrepancies in patients with cirrhosis: a pilot study
Number of liver medicationsa | Patient reported but not documented in medical record | Documented in medical record but not reported by patient | Concordant medications | Proportion (%) discordant records within drug-disease category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diuretics n = 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 18.8 % |
Propranolol n = 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 % |
Cholecalciferol n = 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 % |
PPIs n = 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 42.9 % |
Thiamine n = 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16.7 % |
Lactulose n = 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 % |
Antivirals n = 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 % |
Other n = 9b | 3 | 1 | 5 | 44.4 % |