Table 2.

Prevalence of PIPc by commission

Indicator	No of children with at least one PIP	No of eligible children	Children prescribed at least one PIP (%)	95% CI
Carbocisteine should not be prescribed to children	13 546	414 856	3.27	3.21 to 3.32
Intranasal beclometasone should not be prescribed to children under 6 years of age	358	144 161	0.25	0.22 to 0.27
Sedating antihistamines should not be prescribed to children under 2 years of age	86	46 437	0.19	0.15 to 0.22
Codeine/dihydrocodeine medications should not be prescribed to children under 12 years of age	414	312 571	0.13	0.12 to 0.15
Loperamide should not be prescribed to children under 4 years of age	89	92 874	0.10	0.08 to 0.11
Tetracyclines should not be prescribed to children under 12 years of age	182	312 571	0.06	0.05 to 0.07
Domperidone should not be prescribed concomitantly with erythromycin	86	414 856	0.02	0.02 to 0.03

PIP, potentially inappropriate prescribing; PIPc, PIP in children.