Table 2

Importance of 487 Drugs According to Patients and Physicians

Physician Rating of ImportanceaPatient Rating of Importanceb
6 (352 Drugs)5 (76 Drugs)4 (36 Drugs)3 (16 Drugs)2 (1 Drug)1 (6 Drugs)
0 (10 drugs)8 (1.6)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)
1 (3 drugs)2 (0.4)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
2 (3 drugs)2 (0.4)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
3 (11 drugs)7 (1.4)1 (0.2)1 (0.2)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)
4 (11 drugs)11 (2.3)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
5 (29 drugs)15 (3.1)8 (1.6)4 (0.8)2 (0.4)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
6 (48 drugs)35 (7.2)9 (1.8)4 (0.8)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
7 (47 drugs)29 (6.0)8 (1.6)5 (1.0)4 (0.8)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)
8 (98 drugs)66 (13.6)19 (3.9)10 (2.0)1 (0.2)0 (0.0)2 (0.4)
9 (59 drugs)48 (9.9)5 (1.0)3 (0.6)2 (0.4)0 (0.0)1 (0.2)
10 (168 drugs)129 (26.5)24 (4.9)8 (1.6)6 (1.2)0 (0.0)1 (1.0)

  • Note: Values are number (%) of drugs, with a denominator of 487.

  • ↵a Physician scale: 0 = not important; 10 = very important.

  • ↵b Patient scale: 1 = not important, 6 = very important.