Medicine Dose Adjustment Practice and Associated Factors among Renally Impaired Patients in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Appropriateness of medicines dosage adjustment in patients with renal impairment, who were admitted to medical wards at Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia, in 2020 (n = 424).

Type of medication	Frequency of prescription	Appropriately adjusted		Inappropriately adjusted
		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Cimetidine	89	26	29.3	63	70.7
Atenolol	38	13	34.3	25	65.7
Ciprofloxacin	74	26	35.2	48	64.8
Ceftazidime	55	21	38.2	34	61.8
Hydrochlorothiazide	58	25	43.2	33	56.8
Vancomycin	87	42	48.3	45	51.7
Digoxin	53	27	51.0	26	49.0
Spironolactone	80	42	52.5	38	47.5
Insulin	65	36	55.4	29	44.6
Enalapril	167	105	62.9	62	37.1
Metformin	49	35	71.5	14	28.5