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Table 2 Description of prescriptions

From: Economic impact of homeopathic practice in general medicine in France

Type of prescription

CM group

Mx group

Ho group

p

(N = 1691)

(N = 3187)

(N = 1501)

 

Prescriptions containing only homeopathic medicines, n (%)

1 (0.1)

 49 (1.8)

 342 (24.9)

<0.0001

Prescriptions containing only non-homeopathic medicines, n (%)

 1345 (91.1)

2310 (83.4) 

397 (28.9) 

<0.0001

Mixed prescriptions, n (%)

8 (0.5)

157 (5.7) 

440 (32.0) 

<0.0001

Mean [SD] no. of drugs per prescription

3.1 [2.1]

 2.8 [1.9]

3.5 [2.2]

<0.0001

Mean [SD] no. of non-reimbursable drugs per prescription

0.2 [0.4]

0.2 [0.5]

0.3 [0.6]

<0.0001

Mean [SD] no. of drugs with 35 % reimbursement rate per prescription

0.7 [0.9]

0.8 [1.1]

2.0 [1.9]

<0.0001

Mean [SD] no. of drugs with 65 % reimbursement rate per prescription

2.2 [1.9]

1.9 [1.6]

1.1 [1.5]

<0.0001

  1. For the first three lines, prescriptions containing only phytotherapy and/or oligotherapy and/or radiological examinations do not appear. SD standard deviation
  2. CM conventional medicine; Mx mixed conventional and homeopathic practice; Ho homeopathy