Table 1. Pattern of use of NSAIDs among the population with GIT complications, Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia.

NSAIDs: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; GIT: gastrointestinal tract

The pattern of NSAIDs use	No	%
When do you use NSAIDs?
With pain	72	69.9%
With fever	10	9.7%
With physician prescription	5	4.9%
Daily	16	15.5%
Who prescribed the NSAIDs for you?
Physician	71	68.9%
Pharmacist	13	12.6%
Relatives/friends	14	13.6%
None	5	4.9%
Time to have NSAIDs
After meals	61	59.2%
Before meals	26	25.2%
Any time	16	15.5%
Frequency of taking NSAIDs / day
One time	46	44.7%
Two times	34	33.0%
Three times	16	15.5%
4 / more times	7	6.8%
Formula using NSAIDs
Tablet / capsule	84	81.6%
Injection	19	18.4%