Table 3.

Commonly used medications by category^a

Category	Total N = 412		Medication	Total N = 412
	n	%		n	%
Injections	206	50.0	An extract from cutaneous tissue of rabbit inoculated with vaccinia virus	206	50.0
			Glycyrrhizin/glycine/cysteine	45	10.9
Ointment treatmentb	201	48.8	Vidarabine	141	34.2
			Betamethasone valerate/gentamicin sulfate	50	12.1
Prescriptionc
Antivirals	401	97.3	Valaciclovir hydrochloride	264	64.1
			Vidarabine	202	49.0
			Famciclovir	128	31.1
Analgesics	277	67.2	Acetaminophen	208	50.5
			Pregabalin	133	32.3
Drugs for acid-related disorders	217	52.7	Rebamipide	168	40.8
			Sodium gualenate hydrate/L-glutamine	40	9.7
Topical products for joint and muscular pain	147	35.7	Naproxen	116	28.2
Vitamin B12 and folic acid	138	33.5	Mecobalamin	138	33.5
Other dermatological preparations	112	27.2	Dimethyl isopropylazulene + bacitracin/fradiomycin sulfate	67	16.3
			Bacitracin/fradiomycin sulfate	45	10.9
			Dimethyl isopropylazulene	42	10.2
Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products	111	26.9	Loxoprofen sodium hydrate	72	17.5
			Suprofen	44	10.7
Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations	78	18.9	Betamethasone valerate/gentamicin sulfate	70	17.0
All other therapeutics	58	14.1	An extract from cutaneous tissue of rabbit inoculated with vaccinia virus	25	6.1
			Aconic acid	19	4.6
			Goreisan	16	3.9
Vitamins	53	12.9	Octotiamine/B2/B6/B12	46	11.2

Category n represents the number of patients reporting at least one medicine at the specified category. Medication n represents the number of patients using the specified drug

^a Except for a category of all other therapeutics, medications used in 40 or more patients are listed. Thus, the total sum of Medication n does not reach to Category n

^b Ointments categorized into Ointment treatment were given at the clinic/hospital

^c Medications categorized into Prescription include prescribed ointments or oral drugs