Table 4 Drugs prescribed for hospitalised ischaemic stroke patients, Barbados, 2010–2013
Drug category | Drug name | Prescribed acutely | Prescribed on discharge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | ||
Antiplatelet drugs | Aspirin | 521 | 37.0 | 670 | 47.7 |
Clopidogrel | 50 | 3.6 | 66 | 4.7 | |
Dipyridamole | < 10 | < 1 | 13 | 0.9 | |
Aggrenox | < 10 | < 1 | 12 | 0.9 | |
Fibrinolytic | Alteplase | < 10 | < 1 | n/a | |
Anticoagulants | Warfarin | 16 | 1.1 | 49 | 3.5 |
Heparin (subcutaneous) | 333 | 23.7 | n/a | ||
Heparin (low molecular weight) | 44 | 3.1 | 32 | 2.3 | |
Statins | Simvastatin, Atorvastatin | 304 | 21.6 | 681 | 48.4 |