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. 2019 Mar 20;53(17):1105–1110. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100069

Table 2.

Total prescriptions dispensed in the top five medication categories

Overall
n=4494
n (%)
Olympic Games
n=3570
n (%)*
Paralympic Games
n=924
n (%)†
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents 1357 (30.2) 1102 (25.3) 255 (26.9)
 NSAIDs 808 (59.5) 680 (61.7) 128 (50.2)
 Acetaminophen/propacetamol 455 (33.5) 339 (30.8) 116 (45.5)
 Tramadol 34 (2.5) 28 (2.5) 6 (2.4)
 Glucocorticoids (oral) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Others 60 (4.4) 55 (5.0) 5 (2.0)
Respiratory agents 984 (21.9) 791 (18.1) 193 (20.3)
 Antihistamines 485 (49.3) 388 (49.1) 97 (50.3)
 Antitussives 347 (35.3) 263 (33.2) 84 (43.5)
 Common cold 109 (11.1) 97 (12.3) 12 (6.2)
 Decongestants 43 (4.4) 43 (5.4) 0 (0.0)
Gastrointestinal agents 921 (20.5) 711 (16.3) 210 (22.1)
 Antiulcer 650 (70.6) 515 (72.4) 135 (64.3)
 Digestive 164 (17.8) 124 (17.4) 40 (19.0)
 Antidiarrhoeal 90 (9.8) 58 (8.2) 32 (15.2)
 Constipation 17 (1.8) 14 (2.0) 3 (1.4)
Topical/local 804 (17.9) 610 (14.0) 194 (20.4)
 Glucocorticoids 236 (29.4) 182 (29.8) 54 (27.8)
 Glucohexidine 209 (26.0) 174 (28.5) 35 (18.0)
 Carboxymethyl cellulose/hyaluronic acid 209 (26.0) 147 (24.1) 62 (32.0)
 Antibacterial/viral 142 (17.7) 99 (16.2) 43 (22.2)
 Antifungal 8 (1.0) 8 (1.3) 0 (0.0)
Antimicrobials (systemic) 428 (9.5) 356 (8.2) 72 (7.6)
 Antibacterials 331 (77.3) 263 (73.9) 68 (94.4)
 Antivirals 97 (22.7) 93 (26.1) 4 (5.6)
 Antifungals 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

*percentage in Olympic=Number of prescription dispensed in the category during OlympicTotal number of prescriptions during Olympic

percentage in Paralympic=Number of prescription dispensed in the category during ParalympicTotal number of prescriptions during Paralympic

NSAIDS, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.