Table 4 Area-based Theil Index (×10000) for drug prescription indicators - pre and post NEMS
Indicator | Pre (95 % CI) | Post (95 % CI) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average number of drugs per prescription | 34.517 | (25.355, | 43.678) | 35.208 | (26.052, | 44.365) | 0.171 |
Percentage of prescriptions requiring antibiotics | 8.239 | (2.714, | 13.765) | 3.303 | (-0.204, | 6.810) | 0.005 |
Percentage of prescriptions requiring glucocorticoids | 35.392 | (7.047, | 63.736) | 18.499 | (-2.897, | 39.894) | 0.005 |
Percentage of prescriptions requiring injections | 17.367 | (6.236, | 28.499) | 31.421 | (16.536, | 46.306) | 0.246 |
Percentage of drugs prescribed from the essential drug list | 16.052 | (10.148, | 21.957) | 2.156 | (0.675, | 3.636) | 0.040 |
Average expenditure per prescription | 0.235 | (-1.160, | 1.631) | 23.564 | (11.289, | 35.840) | 0.001 |