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The most frequently prescribed medications |
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| Children |
Adults |
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| Homeopathic treatment n = 407 |
% |
Homeopathic treatment n = 445 |
% |
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| 1. Belladonna |
13.3 |
1. Hepar sulphuris |
9.7 |
| 2. Pulsatilla |
10.6 |
2. Belladonna |
8.3 |
| 3. Hepar sulphuris |
6.6 |
3. Bryonia alba |
7.2 |
| 4. Mercurius solubilis |
6.4 |
4. Lycopodium clavatum |
7.2 |
| 5. Phosphorus |
4.9 |
5. Kalium bichromicum |
5.8 |
| 6. Bryonia alba |
3.7 |
6. Mercurius solubilis |
4.9 |
| 7. Calcarea carbonica |
3.7 |
7. Allium cepa |
4.5 |
| 8. Lycopodium clavatum |
3.7 |
8. Phosphorus |
3.4 |
| 9. Sulphur |
3.7 |
9. Causticum |
3.1 |
| 10. Phytolacca decandra |
3.4 |
10. Gelsemium sempervirens |
2.7 |
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| Conventional treatment n = 252 |
% |
Conventional treatment n = 462 |
% |
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| 1. Antibacterials |
28.2 |
1. Antibacterials |
39.4 |
| 2. Nasal preparations |
22.6 |
2. Nasal preparations |
15.2 |
| 3. Analgesics |
12.7 |
3. Analgesics |
9.5 |
| 4. Stomatological preparations |
8.7 |
4. Cough/cold preparations |
8.7 |
| 5. Anti-asthmatics |
5.6 |
5. Stomatological preparations |
5.2 |
Haidvogl et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-7 |
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