Table 2 |
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List of drugs that interns would reluctantly prescribe to children, elderly, pregnant women and patient with renal and/or liver impairment without supervision |
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Drugs |
Frequency per total respondents (n = 81) |
Percentage (%) |
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Cytotoxics |
70 |
86.4 |
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Digoxin |
62 |
76.5 |
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Immunosupressants |
60 |
74.0 |
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Antipsychotics |
58 |
71.6 |
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Anti-Parkinsons' |
57 |
70.3 |
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Antidepressants |
55 |
67.9 |
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Steroids |
42 |
51.8 |
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Anticonvulsants |
34 |
41.9 |
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Aminophylline |
33 |
40.7 |
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Opiate analgesics |
32 |
39.5 |
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Vaccines |
28 |
34.5 |
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Insulin and oral hypoglycaemics |
27 |
33.3 |
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Diuretics |
21 |
25.9 |
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Sedatives |
20 |
24.6 |
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Anti-asthma inhaler |
15 |
18.5 |
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Laxatives |
15 |
18.5 |
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Antihistamines |
12 |
14.8 |
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Antibiotics |
11 |
13.5 |
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Antiemetics |
9 |
11.1 |
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Antacids and anti-ulcer |
9 |
11.1 |
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Vitamins and minerals |
6 |
7.4 |
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NSAIDs |
5 |
6.1 |
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Antimalarials |
3 |
3.7 |
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NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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Oshikoya et al. BMC Medical Education 2009 9:50 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-9-50 |
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