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Prescribed drugs |
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| Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical groups* |
Medications n = 3739 n (%) |
Patients n = 624 n (%) |
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| Alimentary tract and metabolism |
990 (26.5) |
495 (79.3) |
| Drugs used in diabetes |
250 (6.7) |
179 (28.7) |
| Drugs for gastrointestinal disease** |
437 (11.7) |
332 (53.2) |
| Vitamins |
236 (6.3) |
209 (33.5) |
| Mineral supplements |
88 (2.4) |
87 (13.9) |
| Blood and blood forming organs |
253 (6.8) |
247 (39.6) |
| Cardiovascular system |
929 (24.8) |
470 (75.3) |
| Dermatologicals |
81 (2.1) |
66 (10.6) |
| Genitourinary system and sex hormones |
20 (0.5) |
20 (3.2) |
| Systemic hormonal preparations |
29 (0.8) |
27 (4.3) |
| Antiinfectives for systemic use |
158 (4.2) |
149 (23.9) |
| Musculoskeletal system |
680 (18.2) |
569 (91.2) |
| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
611 (16.3) |
560 (89.8) |
| Others drugs for the musculoskeletal system |
69 (1.8) |
61 (9.8) |
| Nervous system |
380 (10.2) |
298 (47.8) |
| Analgesics and antipyretics (Paracetamol) |
229 (36.7) |
229 (36.7) |
| Other nervous system drugs*** |
152 (4.1) |
119 (19.1) |
| Respiratory system |
117 (3.1) |
81 (13.0) |
| Sensory organs |
102 (2.7) |
56 (9.0) |
| Mean number of prescribed drugs, Mean ± SD**** |
5.9 ± 2.5 |
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| Number of prescribed drugs |
n (%) |
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| 2 |
22 (3.5) |
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| 3–4 |
168 (26.9) |
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| 5–6 |
210 (33.7) |
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| ≥ 7 |
224 (35.9) |
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*Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification system (ATC) **A02–A09 in the ATC ***N01; N02A and C; N03–N07 in the ATC ****SD: Standard deviation | ||
Doubova (Dubova) et al. BMC Health Services Research 2007 7:147 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-7-147 |
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