Frequency of prescribed treatment regimens from the eight GP practices in the primary care sample
| 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.