Adjustment of medication regimen in response to an alert | Total number of adjustments n (%) | Suboptimal adjustments | Number of suboptimal adjustments n |
---|---|---|---|
Switch to another product (same or lower strength) | 26 (37.7) | Prescription still demands splitting of unscored brand | 4 |
Switch to ≥ 2 brands with different strengths | 16 (23.2) | Suboptimal combination of strengths (preventable large number of tablets has to be taken) | 3 |
Selection of a liquid formulation | 1 (1.4) | Selection of parenteral solution instead of oral solution | 1 |
Adjustment of dosage regimen (dosage interval and/or daily dose) | 23 (33.3) | maintenance dose was increased and exceeds the maximum recommended dose in the SPC | 1 |
Selection of another brand and adjustment of dosage regimen | 3 (4.3) | none | 0 |
Total | 69 (100) | Â | 9 |