Table 3

The most frequently prescribed medications

Children

Adults

Homeopathic treatment n = 407
%
Homeopathic treatment n = 445
%

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

Conventional treatment n = 252
%
Conventional treatment n = 462
%

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