Table 3 The 25 most frequently used drug groups among MDD patients with home care services (N = 45,593)
From: Potentially inappropriate prescribing to older patients receiving multidose drug dispensing
ATC level 3 | Therapeutic drug group | Regular drugs Dispensed as MDD | Regular drugs Not dispensed as MDD | P.r.n medications | Drug use female(n = 30,090) | Drug use male (n = 15,503) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
B01A | Antithrombotic agents | 27,477 | (60) | 5744 | (13) | 65 | (0) | 19,845 | (66) | 12,004 | (77) |
N02B | Other analgesics and antipyretics | 11,393 | (25) | 1448 | (3) | 16,024 | (35) | 18,829 | (63) | 7846 | (51) |
C07A | Beta blocking agents | 21,522 | (47) | 79 | (0) | 174 | (0) | 13,796 | (46) | 7709 | (50) |
C10A | Lipid modifying agents, plain | 18,545 | (41) | 133 | (0) | 10 | (0) | 10,911 | (36) | 7643 | (49) |
N05C | Hypnotics and sedatives | 10,485 | (23) | 495 | (1) | 7426 | (16) | 12,841 | (43) | 5984 | (39) |
A02B | Drugs for peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease | 16,036 | (35) | 289 | (1) | 1599 | (4) | 11,371 | (38) | 5266 | (34) |
C03C | High-ceiling diuretics | 13,832 | (30) | 136 | (0) | 1992 | (4) | 9962 | (33) | 4939 | (32) |
A06A | Drugs for constipation | 578 | (1) | 8926 | (20) | 7918 | (17) | 9502 | (32) | 4727 | (30) |
N02A | Opioids | 3771 | (8) | 3758 | (8) | 9375 | (21) | 9869 | (33) | 3695 | (24) |
N06A | Antidepressants | 11,564 | (25) | 429 | (1) | 178 | (0) | 8807 | (29) | 3377 | (22) |
N05B | Anxiolytics | 3999 | (9) | 219 | (0) | 7743 | (17) | 8205 | (27) | 3171 | (20) |
A12A | Calcium | 10,328 | (23) | 336 | (1) | 19 | (0) | 8821 | (29) | 3155 | (20) |
C08C | Selective calcium channel blockers with mainly vascular effects | 9055 | (20) | 79 | (0) | 81 | (0) | 6269 | (21) | 3060 | (20) |
R03A | Adrenergics, inhalants | 1 | (0) | 6809 | (15) | 4651 | (10) | 5542 | (18) | 2901 | (19) |
A11E | Vitamin B-complex, including combinations | 8262 | (18) | 173 | (0) | 36 | (0) | 5072 | (17) | 2721 | (18) |
B03B | Vitamin B12 and folic acid | 2968 | (7) | 5792 | (13) | 192 | (0) | 5573 | (19) | 2698 | (17) |
C09A | ACE inhibitors, plain | 7569 | (17) | 37 | (0) | 1 | (0) | 4539 | (15) | 2644 | (17) |
C01D | Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases | 3359 | (7) | 372 | (1) | 5997 | (13) | 4851 | (16) | 2498 | (16) |
H03A | Thyroid preparations | 7050 | (15) | 29 | (0) | 2 | (0) | 5839 | (19) | 1981 | (13) |
C09C | Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), plain | 6466 | (14) | 41 | (0) | 2 | (0) | 4547 | (15) | 1958 | (13) |
A10B | Blood glucose lowering drugs, excluding insulins | 5734 | (13) | 229 | (1) | 12 | (0) | 3328 | (11) | 1927 | (12) |
R06A | Antihistamines for systemic use | 3630 | (8) | 133 | (0) | 1984 | (4) | 3975 | (13) | 1872 | (12) |
D07A | Corticosteroids, plain | 1 | (0) | 989 | (2) | 4504 | (10) | 3354 | (11) | 1844 | (12) |
A11C | Vitamin A and D, including combinations of the two | 4709 | (10) | 209 | (0) | 61 | (0) | 3144 | (10) | 1819 | (12) |
R05C | Expectorants, excl. Combinations with cough suppressants | 15 | (0) | 1187 | (3) | 3820 | (8) | 3003 | (10) | 1622 | (10) |