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Table 1 Chiropractic formulary in Switzerland a

From: Attitudes, beliefs, and practices among Swiss chiropractors regarding medication prescribing for musculoskeletal conditions: a national Q-methodology study

Therapeutic group

Active ingredient

Antipyretic analgesics

Paracetamol, Acetylsalicylic acid

Metamizole, Lysini acetylsalicylicum

Myotonolytics (administered by oral solution only)

Tolperisone (Mydocalm®)

Tizanidine (Sirdalud®)

Baclofen (Lioresal®)

Gastroenterologics (only proton pump inhibitors)

Esomeprazole, omeprazole

Lansoprazole, pantoprazole

Rabeprazole, dexlansoprazole

Minerals

Magnesium (e.g., Magnesiocard®, Diasporal®)

Simple vitamins

Calcitriol, Cholecalciferolum, Vitamin D (e.g., Renatriol®, Rocaltrol®, Vitamin D3 Streuli®)

Simple anti-inflammatory agents

Examples: Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Dicolfenac, Piroxicam, Lornoxicam, Nimesulidum, Flurbiprofenum, Indometacinum, Cexketoprofenum, Etodolacum, Acidum mefenacidum, Meloxicamum, Dexibuprofenum, Tenoxicamum, Acemetacinum, ...

Combined anti-inflammatory agents without corticosteroids (only in combination with proton pump inhibitors)

Naproxen + Esomeprazole (Vimovo®)

Other

Chondroitin sulfate (Condrosulf®)

Neural therapeutics

Lidocaine, Procain

  1. a Information provided by the Cantonal Pharmacist Office, Bern, Switzerland