Table 2.
Quantity of anti-common cold medications recommended by the pharmacists
| Number of medications a | Quantity of recommendations [n;%] b | Combinations of anti-common cold treatment [n;%]c | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 (15.3%) | 1 soluble | 32 (6.4%) |
| 1 tablets | 43 (8.6%) | ||
| 1 add-on | 2 (0.4%) | ||
| 2 | 184 (36.7%) | 2 tablets | 28 (5.6%) |
| 2 add-on | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| 1 soluble/1 add-on | 58 (11.6%) | ||
| 1 soluble/1 tablets | 44 (8.8%) | ||
| 1 tablets/1 add-on | 53 (10.6%) | ||
| 3 | 150 (29.9%) | 3 add-on | 1 (0.1%) |
| 1 soluble/2 add-on | 6 (1.2%) | ||
| 1 soluble/2 tablets | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| 1 tablets/2 add-on | 5 (1%) | ||
| 1 add-on/2 tablets | 25 (5%) | ||
| 1 soluble/1 tablets/1 add-on | 112 (22.3%) | ||
| 4 | 34 (6.8%) | 1 tablets/3 add-on | 1 (0.1%) |
| 2 tablets/2 add-on | 4 (0.7%) | ||
| 1 soluble/1 tablets/2 add-on | 24 (4.8%) | ||
| 1 soluble/2 tablets/1 add-on | 4 (0.7%) | ||
| 2 soluble/1 tablets/1 add-on | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| 5 | 28 (5.6%) | 1 soluble/2 tablets/2 add-on | 14 (2.8%) |
| 2 soluble/1 tablets/2 add-on | 3 (0.6%) | ||
| 2 soluble/2 tablets/1 add-on | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| 1 soluble/1 tablets/3 add-on | 10 (2%) | ||
| 6 | 25 (5%) | 1 soluble/1 tablets/4 add-on | 1 (0.1%) |
| 1 soluble/2 tablets/3 add-on | 6 (1.2%) | ||
| 2 soluble/1 tablets/3 add-on | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| 2 soluble/2 tablets/2 add-on | 17 (3.4%) | ||
| 7 | 4 (0.7%) | 2 soluble/2 tablets/3 add-on | 2 (0.4%) |
| 2 soluble/3 tablets/2 add-on | 2 (0.4%) | ||
a Number of recommended anti-common cold medications (presented as a raw number)
b Number of patient encounters where a given number of medications were recommended, presented as raw numbers and, in brackets, as percentage of total 502 patient encounters
c Anti-common cold treatment was divided into three sections: soluble products including paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid and magnesium metamizole; tablets/capsules including paracetamol, acetylsalicylic acid, ibuprofen, pseudoephedrine, anti-viral agents, herbal and homeopathic products; and add-on treatment, such as alpha-mimetics, mucolytics, anti-histamines and products for sore throat. Data presented as raw numbers of the patient encounters with anti-common cold medication recommendation and as percentage of the pharmacists’ recommendations in 502 patient encounters