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. 2024 May 23;13(11):3057. doi: 10.3390/jcm13113057

Table 7.

(A). Number of other medicines administered by ES to patients to be admitted to the emergency department in the 2-year periods (2018–2019, pre-COVID-19 period; 2020–2021, COVID-19 period) by age groups. (B). Number of other medicines administered by ESs to patients not admitted to the emergency department in the 2-year periods (2018–2019, pre-COVID-19 period; 2020–2021, COVID-19 period) by age groups.

(A)
In Association with Metadoxine Without Metadoxine
Age Groups
(Years)
Period CNS Gastro Resp Nal/Flu Others CNS Gastro Resp Nal/Flu Others
11–17 2018–2019 3 21 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0
2020–2021 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18–24 2018–2019 6 48 7 7 1 4 3 5 0 0
2020–2021 1 8 3 4 2 2 3 0 0 2
25–44 2018–2019 26 41 4 12 10 32 16 8 4 11
2020–2021 9 19 7 3 4 17 7 2 0 7
45–64 2018–2019 18 27 3 9 9 27 15 18 7 14
2020–2021 14 8 2 6 5 11 8 5 2 11
≥65 2018–2019 1 8 3 0 3 1 2 4 1 4
2020–2021 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 1 1
(B)
In Association with Metadoxine Without Metadoxine
Age Groups (Years) Period CNS Gastro Resp Nal/Flu Others CNS Gastro Resp Nal/Flu Others
11–17 2018–2019 1 18 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
2020–2021 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18–24 2018–2019 8 25 0 1 3 3 5 0 0 0
2020–2021 5 16 2 2 1 7 2 0 2 0
25–44 2018–2019 10 66 2 7 10 38 15 1 0 6
2020–2021 15 20 0 2 6 16 3 0 1 4
45–64 2018–2019 18 49 1 5 13 30 19 6 0 14
2020–2021 11 27 2 7 10 12 10 7 0 10
≥65 2018–2019 1 14 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 6
2020–2021 1 3 0 0 2 4 7 3 0 7

CNS (Central Nervous System): benzodiazepines, chlorpromazine, haloperidol and clotiapine. GI (gastrointestinal): pantoprazole, ranitidine, metoclopramide, acetylcysteine and levosulpiride. RS (Respiratory System): salbutamol, corticosteroids, theophylline, oxygen and chlorpheniramine. Nal/Flu: naloxone and/or flumazenil. Other: pain killers, antispasmodics, insulin and glucagon.