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Table 2 List of drugs that interns would reluctantly prescribe to children, elderly, pregnant women and patient with renal and/or liver impairment without supervision

From: Interns' knowledge of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics after undergraduate and on-going internship training in Nigeria: a pilot study

Drugs

Frequency per total respondents (n = 81)

Percentage

(%)

Cytotoxics

70

86.4

Digoxin

62

76.5

Immunosupressants

60

74.0

Antipsychotics

58

71.6

Anti-Parkinsons'

57

70.3

Antidepressants

55

67.9

Steroids

42

51.8

Anticonvulsants

34

41.9

Aminophylline

33

40.7

Opiate analgesics

32

39.5

Vaccines

28

34.5

Insulin and oral hypoglycaemics

27

33.3

Diuretics

21

25.9

Sedatives

20

24.6

Anti-asthma inhaler

15

18.5

Laxatives

15

18.5

Antihistamines

12

14.8

Antibiotics

11

13.5

Antiemetics

9

11.1

Antacids and anti-ulcer

9

11.1

Vitamins and minerals

6

7.4

NSAIDs

5

6.1

Antimalarials

3

3.7

  1. NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs