Research Article

Assessment of Drug-Drug Interaction in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle, Northern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and related profile of the clients from record of the prescription, Mekelle, ACSH May 2017.

VariableFrequency (%)

Gender
 Male596291 (48.8)
 Female305 (52.2)

Age group (years)
 <1859256 (9.5)
 18–49344 (58.1)
 >49192 (32.4)

Polypharmacy
 Yes60034 (5.67)
 No566 (94.33)

Drug interaction
 Yes599275 (45.9)
 No324 (54.1)