Mean days with wasted medication per 30 days (rate data), by prescription length
| Study or sub-group | 30 days | 90 days | Mean difference IV, random (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Total, N | Mean | SD | Total, N | ||
| Lipid-lowering medication | |||||||
| Murphy et al (2012)29 | 0.085 | 0.9456 | 12 120 | 0.114 | 0.9782 | 11 910 | −0.03 (−0.05 to −0.00) |
| Antihypertensive medication | |||||||
| Murphy et al (2012)29 | 0.0997 | 1.2346 | 22 977 | 0.1487 | 1.1231 | 17 497 | −0.05 (−0.07 to −0.03) |
| Diabetic medication | |||||||
| Murphy et al (2012)29 | 0.1438 | 1.7003 | 4974 | 0.2147 | 0.9758 | 2484 | −0.07 (−0.13 to −0.01) |
| Antidepressant medication | |||||||
| Murphy et al (2012)29 | 0.1539 | 1.3536 | 9060 | 0.1426 | 0.876 | 3793 | 0.01 (−0.03 to 0.05) |
| Thyroid medication | |||||||
| Murphy et al (2012)29 | 0.252 | 3.2802 | 6725 | 0.383 | 2.7845 | 4846 | −0.13 (−0.24 to −0.02) |
| Mixed medications | |||||||
| Jiang et al (2007)26 | 2.3 | 1.02 | 955 | 2.4 | 1.02 | 730 | −0.10 (−0.20 to −0.00) |
IV = inverse variance. N = the total number of participants evaluated in each arm of the study. SD = standard deviation.