Table 2.
Medication names, identification rates (all subjects), and identification by reported household use, all participants
| Correct identification by household use |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification |
Household use | Correct ID/users |
Correct ID/nonusers |
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| Drug name | Correct | Incorrect | Unsure | n | (%) | n | (%) | p | |
| Analgesics | |||||||||
| acetaminophen | 73% | 14% | 13% | 48% | 43/48 | (89.6) | 29/51 | (57.7) | .01 |
| Tylenol | 87% | 10% | 3% | 86% | 76/86 | (88.4) | 11/14 | (78.6) | .31 |
| ibuprofen | 75% | 9% | 16% | 47% | 42/47 | (89.4) | 33/53 | (62.3) | <.01 |
| Advil | 87% | 9% | 4% | 75% | 63/75 | (84) | 24/25 | (96.0) | .01 |
| Motrin | 86% | 12% | 2% | 91% | 80/91 | (87.9) | 6/9 | (66.7) | .08 |
| naproxen | 34% | 7% | 59% | 13% | 11/13 | (84.6) | 23/87 | (26.4) | <.01 |
| Cough & cold | |||||||||
| Alka- Seltzer | 94% | 3% | 3% | 43% | 40/43 | (93.0) | 54/57 | (94.7) | .72 |
| Brotapp | 40% | 4% | 56% | 10% | 9/10 | (90) | 31/90 | (34.4) | |
| Chloraseptic | 26% | 7% | 67% | 3% | 2/3 | (66.7) | 24/73 | (24.7) | .10 |
| Dayquil | 78% | 3% | 19% | 16% | 13/16 | (81.2) | 65/84 | (77.4) | .73 |
| Dimetapp | 86% | 3% | 11% | 29% | 27/29 | (93.1) | 59/71 | (83.1) | .19 |
| guiafenesin | 27% | 5% | 68% | 3% | 3/3 | (100) | 24/97 | (24.7) | <.01 |
| Mucinex | 24% | 5% | 71% | 2% | 1/2 | (50.0) | 23/98 | (23.5) | .38 |
| Robitussin | 89% | 5% | 6% | 50% | 46/50 | (92.0) | 43/50 | (86.0) | .34 |
| loratadine | 34% | 2% | 64% | 7% | 7/7 | (100) | 27/93 | (29.0) | <.01 |
| Nyquil | 81% | 6% | 13% | 26% | 20/26 | (76.9) | 61/74 | (82.4) | .54 |
| Nasal spray (Vicks or Afrin) | 89% | 5% | 6% | 39% | 33/39 | (84.6) | 56/61 | (91.8) | .26 |
| Sudafed | 55% | 3% | 42% | 12% | 10/12 | (83.3) | 45/88 | (51.1) | .04 |
| Theraflu | 90% | 6% | 4% | 63% | 56/63 | (88.9) | 34/37 | (91.9) | .63 |
| Triaminic | 30% | 6% | 64% | 2% | 2/2 | (100) | 28/98 | (28.6) | .03 |
| Other drugs | |||||||||
| albuterol | 46% | 12% | 42% | 45% | 32/45 | (71.1) | 14/55 | (25.5) | .01 |
| Tamiflu | 61% | 3% | 36% | 1% | 0/1 | (0) | 61/99 | (61.6) | .21 |
| Antibiotics | |||||||||
| amoxicilina | 82% | 3% | 15% | 58% | 55/58 | (94.8) | 27/42 | (64.3) | <.01 |
| ampicillin | 84% | 2% | 14% | 13% | 13/13 | (100) | 71/87 | (81.6) | .09 |
| Ampitrex | 49% | 17% | 34% | 14% | 14/14 | (100) | 35/86 | (40.7) | <.01 |
| Augmentin | 9% | 18% | 73% | 2% | 2/2 | (100) | 7/98 | (7.1) | <.01 |
| penicilina | 90% | 5% | 5% | 18% | 18/18 | (100) | 72/82 | (87.8) | .12 |
| terramicina | 48% | 30% | 22% | 7% | 6/7 | (85.7) | 42/93 | (45.2) | .04 |
| tetracycline | 45% | 7% | 48% | 2% | 2/2 | (100) | 43/98 | (43.9) | .11 |
| cefalexina | 26% | 13% | 61% | 1% | 1/1 | (100) | 25/99 | (25.3) | .09 |
| cefdinir | 8% | 6% | 86% | 2% | 2/2 | (100) | 6/98 | (6.1) | <.01 |
| Omnicef | 82% | 3% | 15% | 1% | 1/1 | (100) | 2/99 | (2.0) | <.01 |
| Ceftin | 16% | 6% | 78% | 0% | – | – | – | ||
| Cefzil | 6% | 19% | 75% | 1% | 1/1 | (100) | 5/99 | (5.1%) | <.01 |
| azithromicina | 55% | 8% | 37% | 3% | 3/3 | (100) | 52/97 | (53.6) | |
| Zithromax | 15% | 30% | 55% | 5% | 3/5 | (60.0) | 12/95 | (12.6) | <.01 |
| Citromax | 14% | 33% | 53% | 6% | 3/6 | (50.0) | 11/94 | (11.7) | <.01 |
| claritomicina | 37% | 9% | 54% | 5% | 1/5 | (20.0) | 33/95 | (34.7) | .04 |
| Avelox | 2% | 18% | 80% | 0% | – | – | – | ||