Use of health services and consumption of medicine. Relative figures
Type of medicine taken in the last 2 weeks, depending on whether or not it has been prescribed, by sex and nationality. Population which has taken each type of medicine in the last 2 weeks
Units: percentages

	Medicines for colds, flu, throat, bronchus			Medicines for pain			Medicines to lower fever			Tonics (vitamins, minerals, stimulants)			Laxatives			Antibiotics			Tranquillizers, sedatives, sleeping tablets			Medicines for allergy			Medicines for rheumatism			Medicines for heart problems			Medicines for blood pressure			Medicines for the stomarch and/or digestive alterations			Antidepressants, stimulants			Contraceptive pills			Hormones for the menopause			Medicines for lowering cholesterol levels			Medicines for diabetes			Other medicines			
	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	Total	On prescription	Non-prescription	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	100.00	70.18	29.82	100.00	71.68	28.32	100.00	82.18	17.82	100.00	76.18	23.82	100.00	74.60	25.40	100.00	94.50	5.50	100.00	96.26	3.74	100.00	96.91	3.09	100.00	99.23	0.77	100.00	99.52	0.48	100.00	99.24	0.76	100.00	92.71	7.29	100.00	98.80	1.20	100.00	94.67	5.33	100.00	97.79	2.21	100.00	98.77	1.23	100.00	98.93	1.07	100.00	93.75	6.25	
    Spanish	100.00	72.40	27.60	100.00	72.55	27.45	100.00	83.38	16.62	100.00	79.05	20.95	100.00	76.60	23.40	100.00	95.02	4.98	100.00	96.70	3.30	100.00	97.30	2.70	100.00	99.32	0.68	100.00	99.63	0.37	100.00	99.29	0.71	100.00	93.01	6.99	100.00	98.75	1.25	100.00	95.20	4.80	100.00	97.89	2.11	100.00	98.90	1.10	100.00	98.95	1.05	100.00	94.14	5.86	
    Abroad	100.00	52.14	47.86	100.00	62.99	37.01	100.00	72.48	27.52	100.00	56.50	43.50	.	.	.	100.00	90.31	9.69	100.00	87.19	12.81	100.00	93.45	6.55	.	.	.	.	.	.	100.00	97.82	2.18	100.00	88.43	11.57	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	92.50	7.50	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	100.00	88.05	11.95	
    No data recorded	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	76.64	23.36	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	48.79	51.21	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	89.73	10.27	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	69.01	30.99	100.00	90.89	9.11	
MALES	
    Total	100.00	67.92	32.08	100.00	67.39	32.61	100.00	82.78	17.22	100.00	56.90	43.10	100.00	84.03	15.97	100.00	93.33	6.67	100.00	94.95	5.05	100.00	96.18	3.82	100.00	99.06	0.94	100.00	99.57	0.43	100.00	99.12	0.88	100.00	88.92	11.08	100.00	98.66	1.34	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	98.64	1.36	100.00	99.03	0.97	100.00	93.39	6.61	
    Spanish	100.00	70.21	29.79	100.00	68.11	31.89	100.00	84.01	15.99	100.00	63.21	36.79	100.00	84.72	15.28	100.00	93.65	6.35	100.00	95.17	4.83	100.00	96.59	3.41	100.00	99.08	0.92	100.00	99.56	0.44	100.00	99.13	0.87	100.00	89.36	10.64	100.00	98.65	1.35	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	98.60	1.40	100.00	99.02	0.98	100.00	94.07	5.93	
    Abroad	100.00	49.63	50.37	100.00	59.90	40.10	100.00	73.34	26.66	100.00	17.48	82.52	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	..	..	..	..	..	..	.	.	.	.	.	.	100.00	79.04	20.96	
    No data recorded	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	89.44	10.56	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	85.33	14.67	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	89.87	10.13	
FEMALES	
    Total	100.00	72.61	27.39	100.00	74.11	25.89	100.00	81.62	18.38	100.00	83.84	16.16	100.00	71.42	28.58	100.00	95.52	4.48	100.00	96.85	3.15	100.00	97.48	2.52	100.00	99.29	0.71	100.00	99.46	0.54	100.00	99.34	0.66	100.00	95.60	4.40	100.00	98.85	1.15	100.00	94.67	5.33	100.00	97.79	2.21	100.00	98.87	1.13	100.00	98.83	1.17	100.00	94.02	5.98	
    Spanish	100.00	74.73	25.27	100.00	75.04	24.96	100.00	82.80	17.20	100.00	85.12	14.88	100.00	73.82	26.18	100.00	96.22	3.78	100.00	97.40	2.60	100.00	97.90	2.10	100.00	99.40	0.60	100.00	99.70	0.30	100.00	99.41	0.59	100.00	95.85	4.15	100.00	98.79	1.21	100.00	95.20	4.80	100.00	97.89	2.11	100.00	99.15	0.85	100.00	98.89	1.11	100.00	94.19	5.81	
    Abroad	100.00	55.07	44.93	100.00	64.94	35.06	100.00	71.55	28.45	100.00	74.76	25.24	.	.	.	100.00	89.15	10.85	100.00	87.44	12.56	100.00	94.34	5.66	.	.	.	.	.	.	100.00	97.48	2.52	100.00	92.49	7.51	.	.	.	100.00	92.50	7.50	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	100.00	91.86	8.14	
    No data recorded	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	61.03	38.97	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.00	100.00	0.00	100.00	69.01	30.99	100.00	100.00	0.00	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) Medicines for rheumatism, heart problems, blood pressure,  digestive alterations, antidepressants, stimulants, lowering  cholesterol levels and  losing weight, only persons aged 16 and over are covered 
 years. 
 Hormone medicines for the menopause and contraceptive pills    only covers females aged 16 years and over. 
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE