Table 3 Groups of medications and the proportion of athletes that used them
From: A descriptive study of self-medication practices among Sri Lankan national level athletes
Medicinal group | Proportion |
|---|---|
Allopathic medicines | |
Paracetamol | 82 (64.6%) |
Other NSAIDs | 20 (15.7%) |
Antibiotics | 09 (7.1%) |
Antihistamines | 09 (7.1%) |
Vitamins | 15 (11.8%) |
Herbal/traditional medicines | |
Commercially prepared mixture of herbals | 20 (15.7%) |
Paspanguwa (mixture of 5 herbs) | 19 (15.0%) |
False calumba (Coscinium fenestratum) | 8 (6.3%) |
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) | 5 (3.9%) |
Other | 7 (5.5%) |