Treatment regimen (according to RCOG guidelines) | Treatment | Frequency | Total treatment regimens, % |
---|---|---|---|
Conservative measures | Advice mentioned | 6 | 51.0 |
‘Assess’, ‘review’, ‘f2f’, or ‘consult’ | 6 | ||
Berocca® | 1 | ||
Diet advice (including ‘small amounts’) | 8 | ||
Fluids advised | 10 | ||
Ginger | 5 | ||
Leaflet | 3 | ||
Monitored | 7 | ||
Rest | 1 | ||
No treatment | 4 | ||
First-line pharmacotherapy | Cyclizine | 8 | 22.0 |
Prochlorperazine | 11 | ||
Promethazine | 3 | ||
Second-line pharmacotherapy | Domperidone | 1 | 4.0 |
Metoclopramide | 2 | ||
Ondansetron | 1 | ||
Third-line pharmacotherapy | – | 0 | 0 |
Other medicines prescribeda | Antibiotics (including amoxicillin and cefalexin) | 3 | 17.0 |
Buscopan | 1 | ||
Codeine | 1 | ||
Folic acid | 4 | ||
Ranitidine | 2 | ||
Sertraline | 1 | ||
Vitamin D | 4 | ||
Paracetamol | 1 | ||
Hospital referred (including A&E) | – | 4 | 4.0 |
Additional diagnosis considered | 2 | 2.0 | |
Total | 100 |
↵a Treatment not mentioned in the RCOG guidelines, prescribed according to GP’s own judgement. A&E = accident and emergency. f2f = face-to-face consultation. RCOG = Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.