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Table 3 Number (%) of medications pre and post IBS, AP and IBD, Salford 2002-2011

From: Using read codes to identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome in general practice: a database study

 

Pre IBS (n = 7728)

Post IBS (n = 7665)

Pre AP (n = 39974)

Post AP (n = 37851)

Pre IBD (n = 1336)

Post IBD (n = 1382)

Medications

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

NICE medications

2395

31.0

4099

53.5

8560

21.4

13871

36.6

389

29.1

442

32.0

Bulking laxatives

288

3.7

629

8.2

754

1.9

1561

4.1

40

3.0

50

3.6

Stimulant laxatives

204

2.6

247

3.2

1106

2.8

1688

4.5

36

2.7

59

4.3

Faecal softeners

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Osmotic laxatives

216

2.8

289

3.8

845

2.1

1550

4.1

27

2.0

50

3.6

Antimotility drugs

246

3.2

429

5.6

727

1.8

979

2.6

132

9.9

169

12.2

Antispasmodic drugs

1328

17.2

3397

44.3

1890

4.7

7035

18.6

157

11.8

149

10.8

Tricyclic antidepressants

397

5.1

553

7.2

1924

4.8

2221

5.9

66

4.9

78

5.6

SSRI

808

10.5

957

12.5

3530

8.8

3955

10.4

101

7.6

129

9.3

Other antidepressants

124

1.6

147

1.9

554

1.4

660

1.7

12

0.9

15

1.1

  1. Medications on the same day were coded as post.