Research Article

Pattern and Appropriateness of Medicines Prescribed to Outpatients at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 3

The five most frequent pair of medicines involved in PDDIs, GURH, 2016.

Pair of medicines in PDDIsTypeSeverity Frequency (%)

Amoxicillin + doxycyclinePharmacodynamicSerious-Use Alternative8 (7.77)
Aspirin + enalaprilPharmacodynamicSerious-Use Alternative6 (5.82)
Furosemide + spironolactonePharmacokineticMonitor Closely6 (5.82)
Amoxicillin + clarithromycinPharmacodynamicMinor5 (4.85)
Amoxicillin + azithromycinPharmacodynamicMinor4 (3.88)