Table 3 Distribution of medicines according to the therapeutic class and mean, standard deviation (SD), median (Md), and minimum (Min) and maximum (Max) values of TSSC and sugar content
From: Erosive and cariogenicity potential of pediatric drugs: study of physicochemical parameters
Therapeutic class | TSSC | Sugar content | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Md | Min | Max | Mean (SD) | Md | Min | Max | |
Analgesics | 55.6 (15.8) | 62.0 | 25.5 | 69.6 | 33.7 (0.8) | 33.7 | 32.9 | 34.6 |
Antibacterials | 57.0 (11.9) | 61.3 | 33.3 | 64.9 | 30.7 (21.3) | 30.0 | 7.31 | 54.8 |
Anticonvulsants | 41.1 (20.2) | 43.4 | 20.2 | 65.3 | 51.7 (5.2) | 54.8 | 45.6 | 54.8 |
Antiemeticsa | 10.4 (15.4) | 2.0 | 1.0 | 28.2 | - | - | - | - |
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory | 31.5 (19.7) | 26.5 | 14.8 | 58.2 | 40.0 (16.5) | 40.0 | 28.4 | 51.7 |
Antihistamines | 48.4 (9.9) | 50.5 | 29.1 | 60.7 | 27.7 (17.6) | 22.9 | 13.4 | 30.3 |
Antiparasitics | 26.5 (18.0) | 24.3 | 3.5 | 58.5 | 18.2 (7.6) | 18.3 | 10.1 | 25.8 |
Antipsychotics | 31.4 (26.4) | 46.3 | 1.0 | 47.0 | 21.9 (1.4) | 21.9 | 20.9 | 22.9 |
Antitussives | 45.3 (13.9) | 46.6 | 29.5 | 58.5 | 53.2 (2.1) | 53.2 | 51.7 | 54.8 |
Bronchodilators | 31.1 (20.0) | 33.0 | 1.4 | 56.0 | 32.9 (13.6) | 30.4 | 19.2 | 51.7 |
Corticosteroids | 33.2 (12.3) | 32.1 | 20.0 | 48.5 | 25.1 (4.3) | 27.7 | 20.1 | 27.7 |