Table 3.
Prescription and over-the-counter medications recommended by providers and utilized by patients
| Provider recommendations | Patient utilization | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prescription Medication (n=15) |
Over-the- counter (n=65) |
Prescription Medication (n=14) |
Over-the- counter (n=109) |
|
| Antihistamine | 33% | 60% | 21% | 67% |
| Non-benzodiazepine sedative | 33% | 29% | ||
| Anti-hypertensive | 7% | 7% | ||
| Antihistamine and supplement | 7% | 11% | 7% | 6% |
| Benzodiazepine | 7% | |||
| Supplement | 7% | 19% | 17% | |
| Trazodone | 7% | |||
| Antihistamine, acetaminophen | 8% | 7% | ||
| Antihistamine, acetaminophen, supplement | 2% | 1% | ||
| Naproxen sodium, antihistamine | 2% | |||
| Sedative | 21% | |||
| Non-benzodiazepine sedative, trazodone, antihistamine, sedative | 7% | |||
| SSRI | 7% | |||
| Nyquil | 2% | |||
| Antihistamine, ibuprofen | 1% | |||