Grace J F, Goulds R K
J R Coll Gen Pract. 1980 Sep;30(218):529-32.
The number and therapeutic grouping of prescriptions given to children before reaching their fifth birthday were examined. The records of 92 children were looked at. Between them they had received 1,241 individual prescriptions of which 33 per cent were for antibiotics, and 31 per cent for an antihistamine or cough linctus. Ninety-six per cent of the children had received at least one course of antibiotics and the average child 4.5 courses (SD +/- 3.9); 89 per cent had received an antihistamine or cough linctus, and 50 per cent a skin preparation.
对五岁以下儿童所开处方的数量和治疗分组进行了检查。查看了92名儿童的记录。他们总共接受了1241份个人处方，其中33%是抗生素处方，31%是抗组胺药或止咳糖浆处方。96%的儿童至少接受过一个疗程的抗生素治疗，平均每名儿童接受4.5个疗程（标准差±3.9）；89%的儿童接受过抗组胺药或止咳糖浆治疗，50%的儿童接受过皮肤用药治疗。
