Table A2.
Types of dispensing medicines in community pharmacy visits in Shenyang.
| Dispensing of Antibiotics | Scenarios | Types of Drugs (n = 147, the Number of Community Pharmacies) |
|---|---|---|
| Did not dispense antibiotics | Pediatric case (n = 15) |
Cough medicine (3) Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (1) Cough medicine + other1 (11) (other1: Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (8); ribavirin (1); cold medicine (1); cold medicine + vitamin C (1)) |
| Adult case (n = 2) |
Cough medicine + Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (1) Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (1) |
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| Dispensed antibiotics | Pediatric case (n = 58) |
Antibiotics + cough medicine (43) Antibiotics + cough medicine + other2 (15) (other2: Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (6); cold medicine (8); cold medicine + vitamin C (1)) |
| Adult case (n = 72) |
Antibiotics + cough medicine (54) Antibiotic + Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (1) Antibiotics + cough medicine + other3 (17) (other3: Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (8); cold medicine (8); cold medicine + Anti-inflammatory Chinese patent medicine (1)) |
Chinese patent medicines: a kind of traditional Chinese medicine preparation that are made of crude Chinese medicine and processed according to the prescribed prescription and method. Pediatric: Cough medicines: chemical compound preparation (2); chemical single preparation (3); Anti-cough Chinese patent medicine (6); Cold medicine: chemical single preparation (6); Anti-cold Chinese patent medicine (5). Adult: Cough medicines: chemical compound preparation (1); chemical single preparation (5); Anti-cough Chinese patent medicine (70). Cold medicine: chemical compound preparation (2); Anti-cold Chinese patent medicine (7).