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Modern Prescribing Tendencies, VII
MODERN PRESCRIBING TENDENCIES, VII ~
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by L. W. RISING, E. M. PLEIN AND C. M. HONVLEZ UNIVERSITY OF W~SHINGTON, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Table III-Frequency list showing the materials prescribed 5 or more times
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DR most recent contribution to the small but important body of data concerning the materials currently most widely used as prescription medicines stems from a survey of prescriptions filled in a busy downtown pharmacy in a large Washington city. It covers 1000 drug orders received between January 1 and 20, 1946. No refills or narcotics were considered. The data collected are tabulated below: Table I-General Data
Number of new prescriptions filled in twenty days .................... . Number of items used in compounding ......... , ... , .............. . Cost of inventory required to furnish chemicals necessary to fill the prescriptions ........... . .. .. ...... . Total ingredient cost .............. . Average selling price .............. . Average number of new prescriptions per day ....................... .. . Average income per day from these 50 prescriptions ........... . ....... . N umber of manufacturers represented Official drugs in the 343 required items Proprietary and nonofficial drugs in the 343 required items .. ... ...... . Official drugs used, per cent of total. Proprietary and nonofficial drugs used, per cent of total ........... .
1000 343
$743.58* $464 . 15 $1.31 50 $65.50 ', 54 136
60.35
Table II--(Iass frequency list showing the most widely used classes of drugs in this study TIMES CALLED FOR IN
CLASS
, Antiseptics (principally sulfonamides) Vitamins Hypnotics Hormones .Exempt narcotics Cathartics and laxatives
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% OF
PRESCRIPTIONS
USE IN 1000 PRE SCRIPTIONS
175 101 87 57 34 19
17.5 10.1 8.7 5.7 ' 3.4 1.9
1000
This is the total cost of all original packages that had to be purchased to get the required drugs into the pharmacy. In many instances, after the prescriptions were filled, a considerable portion of the material remained for use in subsequent prescriptions.
DRUG
Sulfonamides Vitamin B combinations Phenobarb. combinations Acetyl salicylic acid combinations Thyroid Sod. salicylate, enteric Elixir terpin hydrate and codeine Elixir glycerophosphates Nembutal Potassium sulfocyanate A. C. troches Digitalis preparations Saturated solution of potassium iodide Syrup of raspberry Aminophyllin combinations Penicillin troches Belladonna or atropine combinations Camphorated tincture of opium Elixir of lactopepsin Elixir of triple bromides Strychnine sulfate Tincture of belladonna Dical D with Iron Hexamethylenetetramine Milk of magnesia Ointment of ammoniated mercury Dical D Bone phosphate powder Caffeine citrate Calamine lotion Feosol tablets Glycerine Milk of bismuth Phenacetin Proloid Salol
541
%
TIMES IN 1000 PRESC'R1PTIONS
OF USE IN 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS
119 65 58
11. 9 6.5 5.8
29 23 18
2.9 2.3 1.8
18 16 16 12 12 12
1.8 · 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2
10 10
1.0
9 8
0.9 0.8
8
0.8
8 7 7 7 7 6
0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
6 6
0.6 0.6
6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 .'5
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5 5
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by L. W. RISING, E. M. PLEIN AND C. M. HONVLEZ UNIVERSITY OF W~SHINGTON, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
Table III-Frequency list showing the materials prescribed 5 or more times
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DR most recent contribution to the small but important body of data concerning the materials currently most widely used as prescription medicines stems from a survey of prescriptions filled in a busy downtown pharmacy in a large Washington city. It covers 1000 drug orders received between January 1 and 20, 1946. No refills or narcotics were considered. The data collected are tabulated below: Table I-General Data
Number of new prescriptions filled in twenty days .................... . Number of items used in compounding ......... , ... , .............. . Cost of inventory required to furnish chemicals necessary to fill the prescriptions ........... . .. .. ...... . Total ingredient cost .............. . Average selling price .............. . Average number of new prescriptions per day ....................... .. . Average income per day from these 50 prescriptions ........... . ....... . N umber of manufacturers represented Official drugs in the 343 required items Proprietary and nonofficial drugs in the 343 required items .. ... ...... . Official drugs used, per cent of total. Proprietary and nonofficial drugs used, per cent of total ........... .
1000 343
$743.58* $464 . 15 $1.31 50 $65.50 ', 54 136
60.35
Table II--(Iass frequency list showing the most widely used classes of drugs in this study TIMES CALLED FOR IN
CLASS
, Antiseptics (principally sulfonamides) Vitamins Hypnotics Hormones .Exempt narcotics Cathartics and laxatives
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% OF
PRESCRIPTIONS
USE IN 1000 PRE SCRIPTIONS
175 101 87 57 34 19
17.5 10.1 8.7 5.7 ' 3.4 1.9
1000
This is the total cost of all original packages that had to be purchased to get the required drugs into the pharmacy. In many instances, after the prescriptions were filled, a considerable portion of the material remained for use in subsequent prescriptions.
DRUG
Sulfonamides Vitamin B combinations Phenobarb. combinations Acetyl salicylic acid combinations Thyroid Sod. salicylate, enteric Elixir terpin hydrate and codeine Elixir glycerophosphates Nembutal Potassium sulfocyanate A. C. troches Digitalis preparations Saturated solution of potassium iodide Syrup of raspberry Aminophyllin combinations Penicillin troches Belladonna or atropine combinations Camphorated tincture of opium Elixir of lactopepsin Elixir of triple bromides Strychnine sulfate Tincture of belladonna Dical D with Iron Hexamethylenetetramine Milk of magnesia Ointment of ammoniated mercury Dical D Bone phosphate powder Caffeine citrate Calamine lotion Feosol tablets Glycerine Milk of bismuth Phenacetin Proloid Salol
541
%
TIMES IN 1000 PRESC'R1PTIONS
OF USE IN 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS
119 65 58
11. 9 6.5 5.8
29 23 18
2.9 2.3 1.8
18 16 16 12 12 12
1.8 · 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2
10 10
1.0
9 8
0.9 0.8
8
0.8
8 7 7 7 7 6
0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6
6 6
0.6 0.6
6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0 .'5
5
5 5
1.0