Table 3.
Frequency of patient group direction medications prescribed or supplied by paramedics and nurses.
| Patient group direction medication | Paramedic | Nurse | Overall total | Patient group direction medication | Paramedic | Nurse | Overall total |
| Amoxicillin | 32 (7.7%) | 78 (18.8%) | 110 (26.5%) | Ibuprofen | 2 (0.5%) | 9 (2.2%) | 11 (2.7%) |
| Co-amoxiclav | 10 (2.4%) | 42 (10.1%) | 52 (12.5%) | Paracetamol | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (1.4%) | 6 (1.4%) |
| Flucloxacillin | 11 (2.7%) | 40 (9.6%) | 51 (12.3%) | Diazepam | 4 (1.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 5 (1.2%) |
| Nitrofurantoin | 14 (3.4%) | 27 (6.5%) | 41 (9.9%) | Phenoxyme-thylpenicilln | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| Prednisolone | 6 (1.4%) | 22 (5.3%) | 28 (6.7%) | Dioralyte | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (0.7%) |
| Trimethoprim | 1 (0.2%) | 24 (5.8%) | 25 (6.0%) | Cetirizine | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Co-codamol | 4 (1.0%) | 19 4.6%) | 23 (5.6%) | Loperamide | 1 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) |
| Doxycycline | 5 (1.2%) | 16 (3.9%) | 21 (5.1%) | Tetracaine | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Clarith-romycin | 6 (1.4%) | 12 (2.9%) | 18 (4.3%) | Fluorescein | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Prochlor-perazine | 3 (0.7%) | 13 (3.1%) | 16 (3.8%) | Total (%) | 99 (23.8%) | 316 (76.0%) | 415 (99.8%) |
Note: Percentages are correct to one decimal place and therefore do not add up to 100%.