Table 3 Most frequent conventional drugs according to age group and gender
Medication [ATC classification] | Total | Gender | Age (y) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | 60-74 | 75-79 | > 80 | ||||||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Total | 16910 | 100.0 | 5661 | 100.0 | 11249 | 100.0 | 9303 | 100.0 | 2795 | 100.0 | 4812 | 100.0 |
AGENTS ACTING ON THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM [C09] | 1218 | 7.2 | 469 | 8.3 | 749 | 6.7 | 714 | 7.7 | 208 | 7.4 | 296 | 6.2 |
ANALGESICS [N02] | 945 | 5.6 | 298 | 5.3 | 647 | 5.8 | 571 | 6.1 | 78 | 2.8 | 296 | 6.2 |
PSYCHOLEPTICS [N05] | 823 | 4.9 | 281 | 5.0 | 541 | 4.8 | 400 | 4.3 | 144 | 5.2 | 279 | 5.8 |
DIURETICS [C03] | 795 | 4.7 | 266 | 4.7 | 529 | 4.7 | 301 | 3.2 | 157 | 5.6 | 337 | 7.0 |
BETA BLOCKING AGENTS [C07] | 740 | 4.4 | 275 | 4.9 | 465 | 4.1 | 453 | 4.9 | 116 | 4.2 | 171 | 3.6 |
PSYCHOANALEPTICS [N06] | 711 | 4.2 | 242 | 4.3 | 469 | 4.2 | 329 | 3.5 | 135 | 4.8 | 247 | 5.1 |
CARDIAC THERAPY [C01] | 648 | 3.8 | 205 | 3.6 | 358 | 3.2 | 215 | 2.3 | 116 | 4.1 | 317 | 6.6 |
ANTI-PARKINSON DRUGS [N04] | 643 | 3.8 | 363 | 6.4 | 280 | 2.5 | 296 | 3.2 | 153 | 5.5 | 194 | 4.0 |
ANTITHROMBOTIC AGENTS [B01] | 559 | 3.3 | 245 | 4.3 | 314 | 2.8 | 205 | 2.2 | 117 | 4.2 | 237 | 4.9 |
ANTIINFLAMMATORY AND ANTIRHEUMATIC PRODUCTS [M01] | 552 | 3.3 | 148 | 2.6 | 404 | 3.6 | 316 | 3.4 | 78 | 2.8 | 158 | 3.3 |
DRUGS FOR ACID RELATED DISORDERS [A02] | 506 | 3.0 | 150 | 2.6 | 356 | 3.2 | 300 | 3.2 | 57 | 2.0 | 149 | 3.1 |
CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS [C08] | 489 | 2.9 | 191 | 3.4 | 298 | 2.6 | 208 | 2.2 | 125 | 4.5 | 156 | 3.2 |
THYROID THERAPY [H03] | 440 | 2.6 | 63 | 1.1 | 377 | 3.4 | 319 | 3.4 | 61 | 2.2 | 60 | 1.2 |
DRUGS FOR OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASES [R03] | 438 | 2.6 | 171 | 3.0 | 267 | 2.4 | 226 | 2.4 | 100 | 3.6 | 112 | 2.3 |
DRUGS USED IN DIABETES [A10] | 426 | 2.5 | 167 | 3.0 | 259 | 2.3 | 274 | 2.9 | 76 | 2.7 | 76 | 1.6 |
MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS [A12] | 422 | 2.5 | 79 | 1.4 | 343 | 3.0 | 254 | 2.7 | 44 | 1.6 | 124 | 2.6 |
ANTIBIOTICS [J01] | 366 | 2.2 | 115 | 2.0 | 251 | 2.2 | 205 | 2.2 | 64 | 2.3 | 97 | 2.0 |
LIPID MODIFYING AGENTS [C10] | 333 | 2.0 | 141 | 2.5 | 192 | 1.7 | 237 | 2.5 | 54 | 1.9 | 42 | 0.9 |
Other n < 300 | 5856 | 34.6 | 1792 | 31.7 | 4150 | 36.9 | 3480 | 37.4 | 912 | 32.6 | 1464 | 30.4 |