Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors among Hospitalized Stroke Patients at Shashemene Referral Hospital, Ethiopia

Table 2

Medications used by stroke patients during hospitalization and discharge at Shashemene Referral Hospital, 2012–2017 (N=73).

Drug used for treatment of stroke	Frequency (%)	Drugs prescribed on discharge	Frequency (%)
Aspirin 81-325 mg QD	45(61.6)	Aspirin 81 mg QD	34(46.5)
Simvastatin 40 mg QD or Lovastatin 40 mg QD	50(68.5)	Aspirin 81 mg QD & Simvastatin 40 mg QD	24(32.9)
Aspirin 81-325 mg QD & Simvastatin 40 mg QD	25(32.2)	Aspirin 81 mg QD & Lovastatin 40 mg OD	10(13.7)
Aspirin 81-325 mg QD & Lovastatin 40 mg QD	20(27.4)	Lovastatin 40 mg; Simvastatin 40 mg	8(10.9); 3(4.1)

QD: once per day.