TABLE 2.

Comparison of prescribed symptomatic drugs according to diagnoses

Drugs	Nasopharyngitis (n=277)		Tonsillitis (n=1098)		Pharyngitis (n=3466)		Total		p
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Combined preparation	116	41.9	783	71.3	2293	66.2	3192	65.9	a0.001**
Local oral antiseptics	175	63.2	838	76.3	2333	67.3	3346	69.1	a0.001**
Paracetamol	56	20.2	403	36.7	1329	38.3	1788	36.9	a0.001**
NSAIDs	140	50.5	206	18.8	938	27.1	1284	26.5	a0.001**
Decongestant	59	21.3	55	5.0	153	4.4	267	5.5	a0.001**
Antitussive	45	16.2	60	5.5	681	19.6	786	16.2	a0.001**
Metachlopramide	2	0.7	10	0.9	33	1.0	45	0.9	b1.000
Anthistamines	4	1.4	1	0.	10	0.3	15	0.3	b0.008**
Other symptomatic drugs	50	18.1	22	2.0	121	3.5	193	4.0	a0.001**

^aPearson chi-Square;

^bFisher Freeman Halton;

^**p<0.001.