Table.
Prescription Drug Use by Class in Present Study and 1998 Study by Christie et al4
| Medication Class | Self-Prescriptions Rates: Self-Prescriptions/Total Prescriptions (%)
|
Examples of Medications (Present Study) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present Study | Christie et al4 | ||
| Cardiovascular medications | 1/13 (77) | 4/17 (23.5) | Metoprolol succinate, hydrochlorothiazide, lisinopril |
| All psychotropic medications | 4/72 (5.5) | 7/25 (28) | |
| Antidepressants | 4/57 (7.0) | NA | Citalopram hydrobromide, escitalopram oxalate, bupropion hydrochloride, duloxetine hydrochloride |
| Mood stabilizers | 0/2 | NA | Lamotrigine |
| Antipsychotics | 0/1 | NA | Not reported |
| Stimulants | 0/12 | NA | Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate |
| Allergy and asthma medications | 1/47 (2.1) | 84/150(56) | Albuterol, fexofenadine hydrochloride |
| Antibiotics | 0/53 | 128/232 (55.2) | Ciprofloxacin, doxycyoline, rifampin, amoxicillin sodium/clavulanate potassium, metronidazole |
| Prescription analgesics | 0/6 | 21/38 (55.3) | Not reported |
| Sedative hypnotics | 0/22 | NA | Zolpidem tartrate |
| Other | 5/63 (7.9) | 8/34 (23.5) | Pantoprazole, esomeprazole magnesium, levothyroxine sodium, clobetasol propionate, ketoconazole, oral contraceptive pills |
Abbreviation: NA, data not available.