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Antibiotics, birth control most prescribed drugs at Watkins
Pharmacy sees more medicines for use by young population
The following are the top 10 most frequently dispensed drugs at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
By Robert Allen Kansan staff writer
Source: Watkins Health Center
KU students are mostly a collection of congested, coughing, wheezing, aching, birth-control-pill popping asthmatics. But few have heart attacks.
$\textcircled{1}$ Cephalexin (250 mg) *
$\textcircled{2}$ Banex
$\textcircled{3}$ Doxycycline *
$\textcircled{4}$ Demulen *
$\textcircled{5}$ Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 *
$\textcircled{6}$ Erythromycin *
$\textcircled{7}$ Ortho-Cept -28 *
$\textcircled{8}$ Triphasil -28 *
$\textcircled{9}$ Cephalexin (500 mg) *
$\textcircled{10}$ Amoxicillin *
* Antibiotic
* birth control
At the Watkins Memorial Health Center pharmacy, four of the top 10 drugs prescribed between July 1993 and June 1994 were birth control pills, and five of the top 10 were antibiotics. But the most common drug prescribed in the United States, a heart-attack medicine called anginaspectoris, is not even available at Watkins, said Charles Yockey, chief of staff at the health center.
Upper-respiratory infections are the most common illnesses diagnosed at Watkins, Yockey said. To fight them, staff doctors prescribe antibiotics designed to fight a broad range of bacteria.
"We see things that younger people have," Vockey said. "At KU, we basically have a healthy population that doesn't take a lot of medications. The average student is not on anything on a regular basis. Birth control is an exception."
"People walk in here," he said. "They are not brought in on ambulances. That makes a difference. That is why upper-respiratory infections are high."
Cathy Thrasher, chief pharmacist at Watkins, was not surprised by the amount of birth control dispensed at the pharmacy. Lifestyle is an important factor in many prescriptions, she said.
"People come in because they're sick," she said. "People also come in seeking information and products concerning birth control."
Noah Musser / KANSAN
Of course, there are many drugs that are almost never prescribed at Watkins, especially since most students are between 18 and 25 years old, Yockey said. For instance, most students don't need anabolic steroids, chemotherapy drugs or sleeping pills, he said.
Thrasher said that she would be surprised to see prescriptions for conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
"Something specific for geriatrics would be unusual," she said. "But we do have all ages of students."
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