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Table 4 Number of subjects dispensed each medicine class* between August 1st 2006 and July 31st 2007

From: Use of health services and medicines amongst Australian war veterans: a comparison of young elderly, near centenarians and centenarians

Medicine group

(ATC code)

Veterans aged

65-74 years

n = 20,413

Near centenarians

(95-99 years)

n = 1,624

Centenarians

(≥ 100 years)

n = 110

Chi square**

Antibacterial for systemic use (J01)

11,346 (55.6%)

1,066 (65.6%)

73 (66.4%)

66.4; p < 0.0001

Analgesics (N02)

9,642 (47.2%)

1,042 (64.2%)

74 (67.3%)

188.0; p < 0.0001

Agents acting on renin-angiotensin system (C09)

10,497 (51.4%)

670 (41.3%)

29 (26.4%)

88.1; p < 0.0001

Antithrombotic agents (B01)

7,659 (37.5%)

786 (48.4%)

42 (38.2%)

75.3; p < 0.0001

Drugs for acid related disorders (A02)

9,209 (45.1%)

732 (45.1%)

45 (40.9%)

0.78; p = 0.68

Ophthalmologicals (S01)

6,189 (30.3%)

852 (52.5%)

63 (57.3%)

370.8; p < 0.0001

Serum lipid reducing agents (C10)

10,024 (49.1%)

173 (10.7%)

3 (2.7%)

978.9; p < 0.0001

Psycholeptics (N05)

6,488 (31.8%)

704 (43.3%)

46 (41.8%)

95.7; p < 0.0001

Corticosteroids for dermatological use (D07)

5,348 (26.2%)

447 (27.5%)

26 (23.6%)

1.8; p = 0.41

Diuretics (C03)

3,627 (17.8%)

687 (42.3%)

61 (55.5%)

660.1; p < 0.0001

Calcium channel blockers (C08)

4,950 (24.2%)

334 (20.6%)

16 (14.5%)

16.6; p = 0.0003

Beta blocking agents (C07)

4,660 (22.8%)

318 (19.6%)

12 (10.9%)

17.6; p < 0.0001

Psychoanaleptics (N06)

5,475 (26.8%)

368 (22.7%)

13 (11.8%)

25.5; p < 0.0001

Cardiac therapy (C01)

2,931 (14.4%)

550 (33.9%)

39 (35.5%)

459.9; p < 0.0001

Anti-inflammatory agents (M01)

6,563 (32.2%)

223 (13.7%)

11 (10.0%)

262.2; p < 0.0001

Drugs for obstructive airways disease (R03)

5,050 (24.7%)

268 (16.5%)

14 (12.7%)

63.6; p < 0.0001

Laxatives (A06)

2,226 (10.9%)

643 (39.6%)

37 (33.6%)

1126.9;p < 0.0001

Drugs for treatment of bone diseases (M05)

1,866 (9.1%)

246 (15.1%)

9 (8.2%)

62.9; p < 0.0001

Corticosteroids for systemic use (H02)

2,653 (13.0%)

161 (9.9%)

5 (4.5%)

19.5; p < 0.0001

Mineral supplements (A12)

1,499 (7.3%)

291 (17.9%)

25 (22.7%)

254.6; p < 0.0001

Antianaemic preparations (B03)

1,507 (7.4%)

247 (15.2%)

22 (20.0%)

146.4; p < 0.0001

Otologicals (S02)

2,012 (9.9%)

244 (15.0%)

11 (10.0%)

43.7; p < 0.0001

Antigout preparations (M04)

2,175 (10.7%)

137 (8.4%)

6 (5.5%)

10.9; p = 0.004

Drugs used in diabetes (A10)

2,917 (14.3%)

72 (4.4%)

4 (3.6%)

134.3; p < 0.0001

Antihistamines for systemic use (R06)

2,268 (11.1%)

109 (6.7%)

2 (1.8%)

39.5; p < 0.0001

  1. *Data for medicine groups dispensed to ≤10% of all veterans not shown
  2. **df = 2 for all comparisons
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