Table 4 Medications with frequency Increases ≥ 10% from the baseline to the post-acute phasea by age group
USC Medication Class Description | All Patients (N = 19,558) | Patients Aged 18–64 Years (n = 9381) | Patients Aged ≥ 65 Years (n = 10,177) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline Phase, n (%) | Post-Acute Phase, n (%) | Change From Baseline to Post-Acute Phase, Δ (% Change) | Baseline Phase, n (%) | Post-Acute Phase, n (%) | Change From Baseline to Post-Acute Phase, Δ (% Change) | Baseline Phase, n (%) | Post-Acute Phase, n (%) | Change From Baseline to Post-Acute Phase, Δ (% Change) | |
Vitamins | 771 (3.9) | 1137 (5.8) | 366 (47.5) | 576 (6.1) | 663 (7.1) | 87 (15.1) | 195 (1.9) | 474 (4.7) | 279 (143.1) |
Miscellaneous preparations | 831 (4.2) | 1147 (5.9) | 316 (38.0) | 407 (4.3) | 546 (5.8) | 139 (34.2) | 424 (4.2) | 601 (5.9) | 177 (41.7) |
Blood factors | 675 (3.5) | 888 (4.5) | 213 (31.6) | 313 (3.3) | 368 (3.9) | 55 (17.6) | 362 (3.6) | 520 (5.1) | 158 (43.6) |
Hemostatic modifiers | 2093 (10.7) | 2719 (13.9) | 626 (29.9) | 563 (6.0) | 759 (8.1) | 196 (34.8) | 1530 (15.0) | 1960 (19.3) | 430 (28.1) |
Nutrients and supplements | 980 (5.0) | 1246 (6.4) | 266 (27.1) | 340 (3.6) | 405 (4.3) | 65 (19.1) | 640 (6.3) | 841 (8.3) | 201 (31.4) |
Cardiac agents | 1203 (6.2) | 1485 (7.6) | 282 (23.4) | 459 (4.9) | 529 (5.6) | 70 (15.3) | 744 (7.3) | 956 (9.4) | 212 (28.5) |
Antineoplastic targeted therapy | 536 (2.7) | 644 (3.3) | 108 (20.1) | 183 (2.0) | 227 (2.4) | 44 (24.0) | 353 (3.5) | 417 (4.1) | 64 (18.1) |
Thyroid therapy | 2222 (11.4) | 2553 (13.1) | 331 (14.9) | 797 (8.5) | 916 (9.8) | 119 (14.9) | 1425 (14.0) | 1637 (16.1) | 212 (14.9) |
Neurologic/neuromuscular disorders | 3790 (19.4) | 4271 (21.8) | 481 (12.7) | 1682 (17.9) | 1851 (19.7) | 169 (10.0) | 2108 (20.7) | 2420 (23.8) | 312 (14.8) |
Gastrointestinal | 5002 (25.6) | 5595 (28.6) | 593 (11.9) | 2067 (22.0) | 2234 (23.8) | 167 (8.1) | 2935 (28.8) | 3361 (33.0) | 426 (14.5) |
Psychotherapeutic drugs | 5876 (30.0) | 6530 (33.4) | 654 (11.1) | 3150 (33.6) | 3366 (35.9) | 216 (6.9) | 2726 (26.8) | 3164 (31.1) | 438 (16.1) |
Diagnostic aids | 3288 (16.8) | 3652 (18.7) | 364 (11.1) | 1428 (15.2) | 1582 (16.9) | 154 (10.8) | 1860 (18.3) | 2070 (20.3) | 210 (11.3) |