Research Article

Self-Care for Common Colds by Primary Care Patients: A European Multicenter Survey on the Prevalence and Patterns of Practices—The COCO Study

Table 4

Use of evidence-based self-care ( = 2,724), weighted by age.

%

Paracetamol (N02BE01)100837.8
Nasal decongestant, unspecific 68725.9
Ibuprofen (M01AE14)41715.8
Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) (N02BA01)38413.7
Pain medication, unspecific 31912
Pelargonium sidoides (umckaloabo) 351.4
Paracetamol in combinations (N02BE51)160.6
Mefenamic acid (M01AG01)40.2
Metamizole (N02BB02)60.2
Xylometazoline (R01AA07)40.2
Naphazoline (R01AA08 )20.1
Pseudoephedrine (R01BA02)20.1
Diclofenac (M01AB05)10.0
Naproxen (M01AE02)10.0
Other antihistamines for systemic use (R06AX)10.0
Loratadine (R06AX13)10.0
Fexofenadine (R06AX26)10.0
Ephedrine (R01AA03)10.0
Oxymetazoline (R01AA05) 10.0
Sympathomimetics, combinations excl. corticosteroids (R01AB)10.0
Pseudoephedrine, combinations (R01BA52)10.0

European Standard Population 2013; in parenthesis: ATC code if available.