Current management practices for patients presenting with low back pain to a large emergency department in Canada

Table 4 Classes of prescription medications given at discharge to patients for LBP (n = 325)^a

Medication class	Frequent medication	Number (%)
Opioid		125 (38.5)
	Hydromorphone	63 (19.4)
	Acetaminophen and codeine (Tylenol 3)^b	47 (14.5)
Anti-inflammatory		66 (20.3)
	Ibuprofen	38 (11.7)
	Naproxen	25 (7.7)
Analgesic		77 (23.7)
	Acetaminophen	20 (6.2)
Muscle Relaxant		26 (8.0)
Combination of Medications^c
Opioid and Anti-inflammatory		29 (8.9)
Opioid and Analgesic		64 (19.7)
Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic		17 (5.2)

^aFrequent medications delivered within selected classes are also presented (>4.5%)
^bMedications of dual-action (e.g. Tylenol 3) were counted in both medication classes (e.g. opioid and analgesic
^cCombination of medications were separately prescribed drugs

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