| Number of drugs | Number (%) of prescriptions | |
| Consultants (n = 1239) | General practitioners (n = 980) | |
| No drugs | 25 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| One drugs | 434 (35%) | 470 (48%) |
| Two drugs | 319 (28%) | 265 (27%) |
| Three drugs | 235 (19%) | 157 (16%) |
| Four drugs | 99 (8%) | 59 (6%) |
| More than 4 drugs | 99 (8%) | 29 (3%) |