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Table 1 Percentage rizatriptan of prescribed and sold triptans before (May – July 2004) and after (May – July 2005) the intervention and absolute change in percentage rizatriptan (after minus before).

From: Influence of an e-mail with a drug information attachment on sales of prescribed drugs: a randomized controlled study

 

Percentage rizatriptan before the intervention

Percentage rizatriptan after the intervention

Absolute change

Relative change

P-value

Control

6 (2 – 13)

7 (2 – 11)

0 (-7 - 5)

-29 (-69 – 83)

-

Attachment I

3 (1 – 10)

8 (3 – 14)

3 (-2 – 8)

42 (-51 – 222)

0.071

Attachment II

7 (1 – 13)

8 (2 – 17)

1 (-4 – 6)

-1 (-59 – 70)

0.052

Attachment I + II

5 (1 – 12)

8 (3 – 16)

2 (-3 – 7)

20 (-54 – 140)

0.031

  1. Mantel's test was used for comparison of absolute change vs control. Values are presented as median percentage (25th – 75th percentile).