Table 3 . Compression of prescribed drugs between adults and children .
| Variables | Children*(n= 275) | Adults (n= 711) | All patients (n= 986) | |
|
Number of drug per patient Mean ± SD= 1.2 ± 0.5 |
0 | 17 (6.2%) | 63 (8.9%) | 80 (8.1%) |
| 1 | 19 (6.9%) | 62 (8.7%) | 81 (8.2%) | |
| 2-3 | 159 (57.8%) | 444 (62.4%) | 603 (61.2%) | |
| >3 | 80 (29.1%) | 142 (20.0%) | 222 (22.5%) | |
| Dosage form | Tablet | 113 (13.7%) | 712 (38.6%) | 825 (30.8%) |
| Syrup | 402 (49.0%) | 251 (13.6%) | 653 (24.4%) | |
| Ampule | 103 (12.5%) | 408 (22.1%) | 511 (19.1%) | |
| Capsule | 43 (5.3%) | 220 (11.9%) | 263 (9.8%) | |
| Ointment | 17 (2.0%) | 103 (5.5%) | 120 (4.4%) | |
| Drop | 69 (8.3%) | 34 (1.8%) | 103 (3.8%) | |
| Lotion | 10 (1.2%) | 77 (4.1%) | 87 (3.2%) | |
| Others | 75 (9.0%) | 38 (2.0%) | 113 (4.2%) | |
| Type of drug | NSAID | 235 (28.6%) | 617 (33.5%) | 852 (29.7%) |
| Paracetamol** | 150 (18.2%) | 112 (6.1%) | 262 (8.9%) | |
| Antibiotics | 188 (22.8%) | 312 (16.9%) | 500 (17.1%) | |
| Cough/cold drugs | 137 (16.6%) | 184 (10.0%) | 321 (11.0%) | |
| Anti-allergy | 110 (13.3%) | 175 (9.5%) | 285 (9.7%) | |
| Anti-acid | 28 (3.4%) | 157 (8.5%) | 185 (6.3%) | |
| Antispasmodic | 10 (1.2%) | 58 (3.1%) | 68 (2.3%) | |
| Anti-hypertension | 2 (0.3%) | 54 (2.9%) | 56 (1.9%) | |
| Antifungal | 4 (0.4%) | 49 (2.6%) | 53 (1.8%) | |
| Anti-dyslipidemia | 1 (0.1%) | 24 (1.3%) | 25 (0.8%) | |
| Others | 107 (13.0%) | 209 (11.3%) | 316 (10.8%) | |
| Form of use | Oral*** | 627 (77.3%) | 1217 (65.9%) | 1844 (68.8%) |
| Injection | 103 (12.5%) | 408 (22.1%) | 511 (19.1%) | |
| Topical | 27 (3.2%) | 180 (9.6%) | 207 (7.6%) | |
| Others | 75 (9.0%) | 38 (2.0%) | 113 (4.2%) |
*<18 years; **Paracetamols were included 63.8% of NSAIDs in children’s group and 18.1% of NSAID in adults; ***Oral medication including tablet, capsule, syrup, and drop.