Table 3 Prescriptions in ARD encounters.
From: Acute respiratory infections in an adult refugee population: an observational study
Prescription in ARD encounter | ARD patients’ median age (IQR) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Percent (%) | Received prescription | Other | pa | |
No prescription | 166 | 13.7 | 31.5 (14) | 31 (15) | 0.949 |
NSAID | 579 | 55.5 | 32 (14) | 30 (14) | 0.012 |
Ibuprofen | 396 | 32.8 | |||
Paracetamol | 133 | 11.0 | |||
Metamizole | 50 | 4.1 | |||
Aspirin | 8 | 0.7 | |||
Antibiotics | 193 | 18.5 | 35 (17) | 31 (14) | 0.001 |
Amoxicillin | 77 | 6.4 | |||
Doxycycline | 32 | 2.6 | |||
Cefuroxime | 16 | 1.3 | |||
Azithromycin | 14 | 1.2 | |||
Topical drugs | 375 | 36.0 | 28 (12) | 33 (16.5) | <0.001 |
Benzocaine | 207 | 17.1 | |||
Xylometazoline | 174 | 14.4 | |||
Chlorhexidine | 20 | 1.7 | |||
Ambroxol | 12 | 1.0 | |||
Naturotherapeutic drugsb | 183 | 17.5 | 29 (15) | 32 (15) | 0.015 |
