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Table 2 Quantity of anti-common cold medications recommended by the pharmacists

From: Pharmacist’s recommendations of over-the-counter treatments for the common cold - analysis of prospective cases in Poland

Number of medications a

Quantity of recommendations [n;%] b

Combinations of anti-common cold treatment [n;%]c

1

77 (15.3%)

1 soluble

32 (6.4%)

1 tablets

43 (8.6%)

1 add-on

2 (0.4%)

2

184 (36.7%)

2 tablets

28 (5.6%)

2 add-on

1 (0.1%)

1 soluble/1 add-on

58 (11.6%)

1 soluble/1 tablets

44 (8.8%)

1 tablets/1 add-on

53 (10.6%)

3

150 (29.9%)

3 add-on

1 (0.1%)

1 soluble/2 add-on

6 (1.2%)

1 soluble/2 tablets

1 (0.1%)

1 tablets/2 add-on

5 (1%)

1 add-on/2 tablets

25 (5%)

1 soluble/1 tablets/1 add-on

112 (22.3%)

4

34 (6.8%)

1 tablets/3 add-on

1 (0.1%)

2 tablets/2 add-on

4 (0.7%)

1 soluble/1 tablets/2 add-on

24 (4.8%)

1 soluble/2 tablets/1 add-on

4 (0.7%)

2 soluble/1 tablets/1 add-on

1 (0.1%)

5

28 (5.6%)

1 soluble/2 tablets/2 add-on

14 (2.8%)

2 soluble/1 tablets/2 add-on

3 (0.6%)

2 soluble/2 tablets/1 add-on

1 (0.1%)

1 soluble/1 tablets/3 add-on

10 (2%)

6

25 (5%)

1 soluble/1 tablets/4 add-on

1 (0.1%)

1 soluble/2 tablets/3 add-on

6 (1.2%)

2 soluble/1 tablets/3 add-on

1 (0.1%)

2 soluble/2 tablets/2 add-on

17 (3.4%)

7

4 (0.7%)

2 soluble/2 tablets/3 add-on

2 (0.4%)

2 soluble/3 tablets/2 add-on

2 (0.4%)

  1. a Number of recommended anti-common cold medications (presented as a raw number)
  2. b Number of patient encounters where a given number of medications were recommended, presented as raw numbers and, in brackets, as percentage of total 502 patient encounters
  3. c Anti-common cold treatment was divided into three sections: soluble products including paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid and magnesium metamizole; tablets/capsules including paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, anti-viral agents, herbal and homeopathic products; and add-on treatment, such as alpha-mimetics, mucolytics, anti-histamines and products for sore throat. Data presented as raw numbers of the patient encounters with anti-common cold medication recommendation and as percentage of the pharmacists’ recommendations in 502 patient encounters