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Table 4 Results on the regional prescribing objectives in primary health care units with or without drug information from the pharmaceutical industry.

From: Characteristics of primary health care units with focus on drug information from the pharmaceutical industry and adherence to prescribing objectives: a cross-sectional study

 

Without drug information from the pharmaceutical industry

(n = 4)

With drug information from the pharmaceutical industry

(n = 17)

P-value*

Generic omeprazole of PPIs

77 (73-89)

77 (72-81)

0.59

ACEIs of ACEIs and ARBs

62 (52-72)

59 (54-61)

0.72

Generic simvastatin of statins

84 (81-92)

75 (71-80)

0.016

SSRI of antidepressants

77 (74-78)

71 (69-74)

0.020

Non-escitalopram of SSRIs

96 (94-97)

94 (91-96)

0.21

Generic mirtazapin of mirtazapins

84 (78-93)

85 (77-91)

0.86

  1. Values are presented as median percentage (25th-75th percentile) of prescribed DDDs.
  2. ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; DDD, defined daily dose; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
  3. *Mann Whitney's test