Care procedures | Indication | Patients’ top five list” | |||
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Sum of points | Number of citations | ||||
Rank | Result | Rank | Result | ||
Prescription of antibiotics | Acute bronchitis, nasopharyngitis, otitis media with effusion, uncomplicated influenza | 1 | 1,539 | 1 | 431 |
Prescription of benzodiazepine and benzodiazepine-like agents | Insomnia, generalised anxiety and in older patients for all indications | 2 | 1,242 | 2 | 389 |
Prescription of an homeopathic treatment (Influenzinum) | Flu prevention | 3 | 1,230 | 3 | 351 |
Prescription of antitussive or expectorants agents | Acute cough or acute bronchitis care | 4 | 1,000 | 4 | 313 |
Prescription of statins | Primary prevention of cardio-vascular risk in older patients | 5 | 960 | 5 | 301 |
Prescription of Tramadol or tramadol with paracetamol | Pain care in older patients | 6 | 764 | 6 | 266 |
Prescription of lumbar scanner | Low back pain evolving for less than 6 weeks | 7 | 684 | 7 | 259 |
Prescription of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent (NSAID) | Symptomatic treatment of acute sinusitis and pharyngitis | 8 | 670 | 8 | 254 |
Long term prescription of proton pump inhibitors | Without reviewing the indication | 9 | 657 | 9 | 246 |
PSA Testing | Systematic screening of prostate cancer in men older than 50 with no information given to the patient regarding the benefits and risks | 10 | 411 | 10 | 153 |
Mammography | Systematic screening for breast cancer in women with no information given to the patient regarding the benefits and risks | 11 | 337 | 11 | 119 |
Prescription of cholinesterase inhibitors and memantin | Mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease | 12 | 289 | 12 | 113 |
Prescription of vasodilatator agents | Peripheral Arterial Disease | 13 | 237 | 13 | 100 |
Prescription of DPP4 inhibitors | Type 2 diabetes | 14 | 195 | 14 | 84 |
Prescription of allopurinol | Asymptomatic hyperuricemia in prevention of gout attack, renal hypertension, cardio-vascular disease | 15 | 180 | 15 | 76 |