Table III.
Adherence to prescribed medication: Prescriptions “cashed in” by patients at the pharmacy compared with prescriptions registered by the GPs after one year (% of patients).
| I-group (n = 307) |
C-group (n = 321) |
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| Medicine % of patients in group | %* | % ratio | %* | % ratio | I- vs C-group p-value |
| Anti-hypertensives | 64%/64% | 1 | 63%/63% | 1 | ns |
| Lipid-lowering medication | 43%/43% | 1 | 47%/47% | 1 | ns |
| Anti-thrombotics | 54%/64% | 0.84 | 56%/63% | 0.88 | ns |
| Oral anti-diabetics | 37%/39% | 0.96 | 36%/36% | 1 | ns |
Notes: ns = no statistical significant difference, p < 0.05. *X% of patients cashed in a prescription for medication/Y% of patients had registered a prescription for medication from the GP.