Table 3 Prevalence of prescribing excluding folic acid and prevalence of prescribing excluding medication available over-the-counter by patient-payment type (GMS or PRV/DVC) per pregnancy
From: Prevalence of prescribing in pregnancy using the Irish primary care research network: a pilot study
Number of valid pregnancies | Percentage of pregnancies with a prescription (excluding folic acid) (%) | Percentage of pregnancies with a prescription (excluding OTC medications) (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 2361 | 46.8 | 40.1 |
GMS patients | 563 | 69.4 | 59.1 |
PRV and DVC patients | 1786 | 39.5 | 34.0 |