Table 1 Proportion and average cost of the top 10 common disease prescriptions
From: Outpatient prescription practices in rural township health centers in Sichuan Province, China
Rank | Diagnoses | Number (proportion) | Average cost (median, RMBa) | Average cost (median, USD) | Range of cost (RMBa) | Range of cost (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Upper respiratory tract infection | 652 (21.31%) | 13.00 | 2.06 | 0.40 - 147.00 | 0.06 - 23.33 |
2 | Gastroenteritis | 344 (11.25%) | 16.35 | 2.59 | 0.60 - 204.40 | 0.10 - 32.44 |
3 | The common cold | 272 (8.89%) | 10.00 | 1.59 | 0.80 - 119.00 | 0.13 - 18.89 |
4 | COPD | 198 (6.47%) | 18.90 | 3.00 | 1.20 - 184.00 | 0.19 - 29.20 |
5 | Female genital diseases | 148 (4.84%) | 30.55 | 4.85 | 1.00 - 138.40 | 0.16 - 21.97 |
6 | Pneumonia | 86 (2.81%) | 31.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 - 194.30 | 0.40 - 30.84 |
7 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 80 (2.62%) | 17.40 | 2.76 | 1.70 - 156.00 | 0.27 - 24.76 |
8 | Other digestive tract diseases | 73 (2.39%) | 10.00 | 1.59 | 1.00 - 106.15 | 0.16 - 16.85 |
9 | Dental diseases | 63 (2.06%) | 14.00 | 2.22 | 1.00 - 144.00 | 0.16 - 22.85 |
10 | Hypertension | 61 (1.99%) | 20.70 | 3.29 | 4.00 - 215.30 | 0.63 - 34.17 |