Research Article
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) |
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QD: once per day.
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