Prescriptions appropriateness
Our results (Table 3 ) indicated that 43.1% (n=411) of
dispensed QTcP-inducing drugs were deemed completely appropriate, 17.6%
(n=168) were considered inappropriate application, and 12.9% (n=123)
were classified as inappropriate choice. Moreover, 26.4% (n=252) of
QTcP-inducing drugs were judged as inappropriate decision. Our findings
suggested that urology clinics are more likely to prescribe
QTcP-inducing drugs based on inappropriate decision (OR 7.71; 95%CI
3.45-11.49; p=0.04). Differences in the number of medication orders in
prescriptions or clinic location were not significantly related to
inappropriate decision proportion.