Table 2.
Top 10: type of questions from physicians, divided into OPD and IPD.
| All physicians | Physicians in OPD∗ | Physicians in IPD∗∗ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of question | Number (%) | Type of question | Number (%) | Type of question | Number (%) | |||
| (1) | Dosage | 710 (20%) | (1) | Alternative medicine | 390 (32%) | (1) | Dosage | 583 (27%) |
| (2) | Alternative medicine | 466 (13%) | (2) | Drug name | 266 (22%) | (2) | Adverse drug reactions | 252 (12%) |
| (3) | Drug name | 348 (10%) | (3) | Dosage | 98 (8%) | (3) | Recommendation of medicines | 211 (10%) |
| (4) | Adverse drug reactions | 300 (9%) | (4) | NHI's criteria | 72 (6%) | (4) | IV compatibility | 146 (7%) |
| (5) | Recommendation of medicines | 255 (7%) | (5) | Usage | 56 (5%) | (5) | Usage | 94 (4%) |
| (6) | IV compatibility | 161 (5%) | (6) | Adverse drug reactions | 41 (3%) | (6) | Therapeutic drug monitoring | 83 (4%) |
| (7) | Usage | 156 (4%) | (7) | Pregnancy | 39 (3%) | (7) | Drug name | 75 (3%) |
| (8) | NHI's criteria∗∗∗ | 113 (3%) | (8) | Recommendation of medicines | 38 (3%) | (8) | Alternative medicine | 69 (3%) |
| (9) | Drug interaction | 103 (3%) | (9) | Drug interaction | 36 (3%) | (9) | Drug interaction | 64 (3%) |
| (10) | Therapeutic drug monitoring | 84 (2%) | (10) | Lactating | 21 (2%) | (10) | Medication history assessment | 58 (3%) |
∗OPD: outpatient department; ∗∗IPD: inpatient department; ∗∗∗NHI: national health insurance.