Reason for prescribing by pharmacists
| Reason for prescribing | Medication orders prescribed (%) |
|---|---|
| Regular medicine not prescribed | 799 (56.5) |
| New medicine | 184 (13.0) |
| Incorrectly prescribed medicines | 102 (7.2) |
| Medicines stopped | 10 (0.7) |
| Medicine dose change | 27 (1.9) |
| Rewritten for clarity | 49 (3.5) |
| Unknown | 244 (17.2) |
| Total | 1415 (100) |