Table 3 Top ten most prescribed analgesic drugs for patients with incident dementia and matched controls
Dementia group (n = 1,848; 4,441 prescriptions) | Control group (n = 7,385; 14,427 prescriptions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Substance | Proportion (in %) | Substance | Proportion (in %) |
Metamizole (dipyrone) | 27.4 | Diclofenac (mono) | 26.3 |
Diclofenac (mono) | 18.9 | Metamizole (dipyrone) | 17.8 |
Tramadol | 13.5 | Ibuprofen | 13.3 |
Ibuprofen | 12.5 | Tramadol | 10.2 |
Fentanyl | 6.7 | Tilidine/naloxone | 7.9 |
Tilidine/naloxone | 6.0 | Fentanyl | 6.3 |
Oxycodone | 1.8 | Oxycodone | 2.1 |
Codeine/paracetamol | 1.8 | Codeine/paracetamol | 2.1 |
Buprenorphine | 1.7 | Morphine | 2.0 |
Flupirtine | 1.6 | Buprenorphine | 1.7 |