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Regarding sex differences, in the youngest age groups, most of the drugs were equally prescribed to both sexes or more commonly prescribed to boys than girls (rate ratio <1), particularly anti-infective and respiratory drugs.
In addition, a study using the EUROASPIRE III data showed that while statins and beta-blockers were equally prescribed to men and women, antiplatelet agents (e.g., ASA) were used less in women [ 12].
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Take corticosteroids as prescribed.
Take antibiotics as prescribed.
Always take as prescribed.
A low index means that all drugs are equally often prescribed while 1 means that there is only one drug prescribed.
Racemic albuterol was prescribed equally among those discharged from each treatment arm.
Overall, adjuvant systemic therapy was prescribed equally by specialists and nonspecialists (692 out of 906, 76% vs 942 out of 1242, 76%, P=ns).
Statins were prescribed equally in 63% of patients with nondiabetes, 64% of patients with prediabetes, and 70% of patients with diabetes (P = 0.90).
Subjects were followed by general practitioners, so we assumed past NSAIDs should have been prescribed equally in all groups, but this was not the case.
There was an overall increase in anthracyclines use in HER2-positive versus HER2-negative patients (absolute increase: 9.4%); however, while anthracyclines alone were prescribed equally between HER2-positive and HER2-negative patients, there was higher use of anthracyclines plus taxanes in HER2-positive versus HER2-negative patients (absolute increase: 6.9%).
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