Research Article

Treatment Outcome and Its Determinants among Patients Admitted to Stroke Unit of Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Drugs used for treatment of stroke among patients admitted at the stroke unit of JUMC, Southwest Ethiopia, February 1st, 2016 to March 30th 2018.

Pharmacotherapy pattern for stroke patientsNumber
(%)

In-hospital drugs used for treatment of strokePatients with no drugs for strokes72 (32.7)
ASA 81 mg only16 (7.3)
ASA 81 mg and lovastatin 40 mg combination92 (41.8)
ASA 81 mg and simvastatin 40 mg combination40 (18.2)
Stroke drugs prescribed on hospital dischargeASA 81 mg18 (8.2)
ASA 81 mg and lovastatin 40 mg combination73 (33.2)
ASA 81 mg and simvastatin 40 mg combination40 (18.2)
Patients discharged without drugs for strokes15 (6.8)