Information

Number (%) of prescriptions

Consultants (n = 1239)

General practitioners (n = 980)

Prescriber’s

Name

1090 (88%)

813 (83%)

Signature

1115 (90%)

941 (96%)

Specialty

991 (80%)

725 (74%)

License’s number

558 (45%)

333 (34%)

Prescriptions

Typed

0 (0%)

59 (6%)

Hand written

1090 (100%)

921 (94%)

Easily readable

805 (65%)

451 (46%)

Medication

Average number of drugs/encounter

2.1

2.8

Dose

620 (50%)

892 (91%)

Route of administration

372 (30%)

186 (19%)

Duration of treatment

942 (76%)

608 (62%)

Generic drugs

62 (5%)

98 (10%)

Injections

37 (3%)

0 (0%)

Antibiotics

335 (27%)

431 (44%)

Two drugs of the same class

37 (3%)

431 (44%)

Possible drug-drug interaction

50 (4%)

44 (4.5%)