Table 6 Drug prescriptions for facial palsy
Total | Outpatientsa | Inpatientsb | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Users of both | WM users | Total | Users of both | WM users | Total | Users of both | WM users | ||||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
4970 | 1068 | 1114 | 4690 | 1002 | 1057 | 519 | 88 | 324 | ||||||||||
Prednisolone | 852 | 17.1 | 607 | 56.8 | 245 | 22.0 | 750 | 16.0 | 529 | 52.8 | 221 | 20.9 | 200 | 38.5 | 34 | 38.6 | 166 | 51.2 |
Methylprednisolone | 230 | 4.6 | 168 | 15.7 | 62 | 5.6 | 176 | 3.8 | 130 | 13.0 | 46 | 4.4 | 67 | 12.9 | 13 | 14.8 | 54 | 16.7 |
Famciclovir | 189 | 3.8 | 145 | 13.6 | 44 | 3.9 | 150 | 3.2 | 119 | 11.9 | 31 | 2.9 | 47 | 9.1 | 12 | 13.6 | 35 | 10.8 |
Mecobalaminc | 183 | 3.7 | 123 | 11.5 | 60 | 5.4 | 174 | 3.7 | 117 | 11.7 | 57 | 5.4 | 19 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 18 | 5.6 |
Sodium hyaluronatec | 175 | 3.5 | 134 | 12.5 | 41 | 3.7 | 131 | 2.8 | 98 | 9.8 | 33 | 3.1 | 51 | 9.8 | 8 | 9.1 | 43 | 13.3 |
Dexamethasone | 171 | 3.4 | 105 | 9.8 | 66 | 5.9 | 126 | 2.7 | 73 | 7.3 | 53 | 5.0 | 47 | 9.1 | 8 | 9.1 | 39 | 12.0 |
Paracetamol | 131 | 2.6 | 85 | 8.0 | 46 | 4.1 | 89 | 1.9 | 54 | 5.4 | 35 | 3.3 | 49 | 9.4 | 11 | 12.5 | 38 | 11.7 |
Valaciclovir | 116 | 2.3 | 81 | 7.6 | 35 | 3.1 | 93 | 2.0 | 67 | 6.7 | 26 | 2.5 | 31 | 6.0 | 4 | 4.5 | 27 | 8.3 |
Aciclovir | 103 | 2.1 | 73 | 6.8 | 30 | 2.7 | 86 | 1.8 | 61 | 6.1 | 25 | 2.4 | 23 | 4.4 | 3 | 3.4 | 20 | 6.2 |
Choline alfoscerate | 95 | 1.9 | 46 | 4.3 | 49 | 4.4 | 83 | 1.8 | 36 | 3.6 | 47 | 4.4 | 15 | 2.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 14 | 4.3 |
Diazepam | 88 | 1.8 | 35 | 3.3 | 53 | 4.8 | 80 | 1.7 | 28 | 2.8 | 52 | 4.9 | 11 | 2.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 | 3.1 |
Acetylsalicylic acid | 83 | 1.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 57 | 5.1 | 58 | 1.2 | 17 | 1.7 | 41 | 3.9 | 32 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 9.9 |
Eperisone | 81 | 1.6 | 37 | 3.5 | 44 | 3.9 | 64 | 1.4 | 29 | 2.9 | 35 | 3.3 | 21 | 4.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 19 | 5.9 |
Alprazolam | 76 | 1.5 | 35 | 3.3 | 41 | 3.7 | 61 | 1.3 | 23 | 2.3 | 38 | 3.6 | 16 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.4 | 13 | 4.0 |
Loxoprofen sodiumc | 73 | 1.5 | 36 | 3.4 | 37 | 3.3 | 69 | 1.5 | 34 | 3.4 | 35 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.9 |
Ginkgo biloba | 71 | 1.4 | 33 | 3.1 | 38 | 3.4 | 62 | 1.3 | 25 | 2.5 | 37 | 3.5 | 9 | 1.7 | 2 | 2.3 | 7 | 2.2 |
Acetylcarnitine | 59 | 1.2 | 31 | 2.9 | 28 | 2.5 | 45 | 1.0 | 25 | 2.5 | 20 | 1.9 | 19 | 3.7 | 3 | 3.4 | 16 | 4.9 |
Amitriptyline | 49 | 1.0 | 25 | 2.3 | 24 | 2.2 | 37 | 0.8 | 18 | 1.8 | 19 | 1.8 | 14 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.1 | 13 | 4.0 |
Clopidogrel | 44 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.1 | 32 | 2.9 | 32 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.5 | 27 | 2.6 | 18 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 5.6 |