Prescribing of meprobamate-containing combination analgesics in South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1: Frequency of prescriptions in the different ATC analgesic categories

ATC code	ATC category	Percentage		Both genders
		Females (n = 47 519)	Males (n = 49 972)	Total	%
N02A	Opioids	27.64	25.52	25 888	26.55
N02B	Other analgesics and antipyretics	70.09	73.72	70 145	71.95
N02C	Antimigraine preparations	2.27	0.76	1 458	1.50
Total		100.00	100.00	97 491	100.00

Figure 1: Percentage age and gender distribution of patients prescribed meprobamate (n = 10 404).

Notes: chi-square = 180.77; df = 7; p < 0.0001.

Figure 2: Number of prescriptions and number of patients according to age (n_products = 20 326; n_patients = 10 404).

Table 2: Prescribing frequency of meprobamate-containing combination analgesics according to gender

Trade name	Active ingredients					Number of products		Both genders
	Paracetamol	Codeine phosphate	Caffeine	Meprobamate	Aspirin	Female	Male	Total	%
Adco-payne^® tablets	320	8	32	150		24	24	48	0.24
Adco-salterpyn^® tablets	320	8	32	150		607	621	1228	6.04
Adco-synaleve^® capsules	400	8		200		386	337	723	3.56
Antipyn forte^® tablets	320	8	32	150		67	103	170	0.84
Goldgesic^® tablets	320	8	32	150		143	175	318	1.56
Go-pain^® tablets	320	8	32	150		34	39	73	0.36
Hopyn^® (Briscopyn^®) tablets	320	8	32	150		294	331	625	3.07
Megapyn^® tablets	320	8	32	150		5	1	6	0.03
Nucopain^® tablets	320	8	32	150		16	30	46	0.23
Painagon^® tablets	320	8	32	150		340	457	797	3.92
Pynmed^® tablets	320	8	32	150		185	227	412	2.03
Spectrapain forte^® capsules	320	8	32	150		60	44	104	0.51
Spectrapain forte^® tablets	320	8	48	150		181	96	277	1.36
Stilpane^® capsules	370	8		185		452	632	1084	5.33
Stilpane^® tablets	320	8	32	150		6 296	6 976	13 272	65.30
Stopayne^® capsules	320	8	48	150		282	449	731	3.60
Stopayne^® tablets	320	8	32	150		17	8	25	0.12
Supragesic^® capsules	350	8	50	150		31	52	83	0.41
Synaleve^® capsules	400	8		200		1		1	0.00
Tenston^® tablets	200	10	30	150	200		1	1	0.00
Tenston SA^® capsules	200	10	30	150		24	24	48	0.24
Tenston SA^® tablets	200	10	30	150		151	103	254	1.25
Total						9 596	10 730	20 326	100.00