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Table 2 Summary of the categories and the number of medications prescribed to patients in both groups

From: Changes in primary care physician’s management of low back pain in a model of interprofessional collaborative care: an uncontrolled before-after study

Category

Pre-study group (n=51)

Study group (n=49)

 

Drug 1

Drug 2

Drug 3

Drug 1

Drug 2

Drug 3

NSAID n (%)

12 (23.5)

2 (3.9)

0

8 (16.3)

1 (2.0)

0

Narcotic

7 (13.7)

6 (11.8)

1 (2.0)

5 (9.8)

1 (2.0)

0

Cox 2

12 (23.6)

1 (2.0)

0

6 (12.2)

1 (2.0)

0

SSRI

7 (13.7)

2 (3.9)

0

2 (4.1)

0

0

Other

6 (11.8)

6 (11.8)

1 (2.0)

0

0

0

Total

44 (86.3)

17 (33.3)

2 (3.9)

21 (42.9)

3 (6.1)

0