Table 3 Prescription rates of antibiotics and cough and cold preparations
Diagnoses | Prescription rates (in %) of | |
|---|---|---|
Antibiotics [95% CI] | Cough and cold preparations [95%CI] | |
Tonsillitis | 89.7 [78.6–99.3] | 55.2 [37.1–73.3] |
Bronchitis | 77.1 [67.3–87.0] | 94.3 [85.3–95.9] |
Laryngitis | 75.0 [50.5–99.5] | 91.7 [76.0–100.0] |
Sinusitis | 63.6 [47.2–80.0] | 90.9 [81.1–100.0] |
Acute exacerbation chronic lung disease* | 50.0 [30.0–70.0] | 95.8 [87.8–100.0] |
URTI/ common cold | 18.0 [11.0–24.9] | 90.6 [85.3–95.9] |
all patients | 48.5 [42.6–54.5] | 87.9 [84.0–91.7] |