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Pearson\u2019s chi-square test and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to determine the relationship between the patient\u2019s age and frequency of medication recommendations. The Mann\u2013Whitney U test was used to determine differences in recommendations between the analyzed periods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We report higher odds of pharmacists\u2019 recommendations (odds ratio &amp;gt; 1;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.01667) for ibuprofen with pseudoephedrine for patients aged 18\u201340\u00a0years, paracetamol with ascorbic acid, and phenylephrine HCl, acetylcysteine, other soluble products, and other tablets\/capsules for patients aged 61\u201390\u00a0years before the COVID-19 pandemic. 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