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Table 3 Frequently prescribed medicines (n = 2448) and antibiotics (n = 339)

From: Assessment of prescription pattern and prescription error in outpatient Department at Tertiary Care District Hospital, Central Nepal

S.N.

Frequently prescribed medicine

Frequency (Percentage)

S.N.

Frequently prescribed Antibiotic

Frequency (Percentage)

1

Pantoprazole

139 (5.7%)

1

Azithromycin

68 (20.1%)

2

Rabeprazole

127 (5.2%)

2

Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid

65 (19.2%)

3

Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen

102 (4.2%)

3

Cefixime

48 (14.2%)

4

Levocetirizine

82 (3.3%)

4

Amoxycilin

25 (7.4%)

5

Fexofenadine

79 (3.2%)

5

Mupirocin

17 (5%)

6

Azithromycin

68 (2.8%)

6

Levofloxacin

15 (4.4%)

7

Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid

65 (2.7%)

7

Cefadroxil

11 (3.2%)

8

Aceclofenac

56 (2.3%)

8

Clarithromycin

10 (3%)

9

Cefixime

48 (2.0%)

9

Cefpodoxime

8 (2.4%)

10

Diclofenac

48 (2.0%)

10

Doxycycline

8 (2.4%)

   

11

Metronidazole

8 (2.4%)