Research Article
Self-Care for Common Colds by Primary Care Patients: A European Multicenter Survey on the Prevalence and Patterns of Practices—The COCO Study
Table 4
Use of evidence-based self-care (
= 2,724), weighted by age
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| | | | % |
| | Paracetamol (N02BE01) | 1008 | 37.8 | | Nasal decongestant, unspecific | 687 | 25.9 | | Ibuprofen (M01AE14) | 417 | 15.8 | | Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) (N02BA01) | 384 | 13.7 | | Pain medication, unspecific | 319 | 12 | | Pelargonium sidoides (umckaloabo) | 35 | 1.4 | | Paracetamol in combinations (N02BE51) | 16 | 0.6 | | Mefenamic acid (M01AG01) | 4 | 0.2 | | Metamizole (N02BB02) | 6 | 0.2 | | Xylometazoline (R01AA07) | 4 | 0.2 | | Naphazoline (R01AA08 ) | 2 | 0.1 | | Pseudoephedrine (R01BA02) | 2 | 0.1 | | Diclofenac (M01AB05) | 1 | 0.0 | | Naproxen (M01AE02) | 1 | 0.0 | | Other antihistamines for systemic use (R06AX) | 1 | 0.0 | | Loratadine (R06AX13) | 1 | 0.0 | | Fexofenadine (R06AX26) | 1 | 0.0 | | Ephedrine (R01AA03) | 1 | 0.0 | | Oxymetazoline (R01AA05) | 1 | 0.0 | | Sympathomimetics, combinations excl. corticosteroids (R01AB) | 1 | 0.0 | | Pseudoephedrine, combinations (R01BA52) | 1 | 0.0 |
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European Standard Population 2013; in parenthesis: ATC code if available.
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