ISSN 0377-9556 (PRINT)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
ISSN 2383-9457 (ONLINE)
Unused Medicines by Subject Characteristics
| Variables | Unused medicines due to duplication of pharmacologically equivalent groups (A) | Unused medicines due to deaths (B) | Total unused medicines (A+B) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days of duplication | Duplication days per prescription | Days of unused medicines | Unused medicine days per prescription | Total days of unused medicines | Days per prescription | Proportion due to duplication (%) | Proportion due to death (%) | ||
| Total | 904,904 | 13.0 | 2,191,923 | 75.5 | 3,096,827 | 31.5 | 29.2 | 70.8 | |
| Sex | Female | 228,989 | 13.7 | 676,824 | 81.7 | 905,813 | 36.2 | 25.3 | 74.7 |
| Male | 675,915 | 12.8 | 1,515,099 | 73.0 | 2,191,014 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 69.2 | |
| Age | 65~74 | 92,630 | 13.5 | 127,828 | 84.0 | 220,458 | 26.4 | 42.0 | 58.0 |
| 75~84 | 397,361 | 13.3 | 760,256 | 82.7 | 1,157,617 | 29.6 | 34.3 | 65.7 | |
| 85~94 | 370,822 | 12.8 | 1,078,607 | 73.4 | 1,449,429 | 33.1 | 25.6 | 74.4 | |
| 95+ | 44,091 | 12.4 | 225,232 | 62.4 | 269,323 | 37.5 | 16.4 | 83.6 | |
| Grade of long-term care insurance | Grade 1 | 65,860 | 12.6 | 306,167 | 69.2 | 372,027 | 38.6 | 17.7 | 82.3 |
| Grade 2 | 171,388 | 12.6 | 585,137 | 73.8 | 756,525 | 35.2 | 22.7 | 77.3 | |
| Grade 3 | 358,334 | 13.3 | 821,028 | 78.5 | 1,179,362 | 31.5 | 30.4 | 69.6 | |
| Grade 4 | 285,045 | 13.0 | 451,722 | 77.0 | 736,767 | 26.6 | 38.7 | 61.3 | |
| Grade 5 | 20,805 | 13.4 | 25,238 | 78.1 | 46,043 | 24.5 | 45.2 | 54.8 | |
| Grade 6 | 3,472 | 15.7 | 2,631 | 90.7 | 6,103 | 24.4 | 56.9 | 43.1 | |