Evaluation of factors influencing administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

The aim of the study was to evaluate factors that influence physicians’ non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs’ choice. 113 physicians practicing in Petrozavodsk participated in the survey by filling out anonymous questionnaires. Statistical processing of the results was performed with the help of the chi-square contingency table analysis. It was found out that NSAIDs were administered by physicians rather frequently. It was also revealed that physicians were well aware of pharmacological properties of that group of medications. The statistical analysis showed that the choice of medication administered by the doctors was influenced not as much by the doctors’ experience but by their subspecialty and place of work. In spite of solid awareness on the medications’ properties no particular correlations between administration of certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and awareness of their properties was revealed.