European Health Survey  
MEDICINE CONSUMPTION
Type of medicine taken in the last 2 weeks by sex and age group. Population aged 15 years old and over that had take medicines in the last 2 weeks.
Units: thousands of persons

	Medicines for coughing, flu, sore throat, bronchi				Medicines for pain				Medicines to lower fever				Tonics (vitamins, minerals, stimulants)				Laxatives				Antibiotics				Tranquillizers, sedatives, sleeping pills				Medicines for allergies				Medicines for rheumatism				Medicines for heart problems				Medicines for blood pressure				Medicines for the stomach and/or digestive disorders				Antidepressants, stimulants				Contraceptive pills				Hormones for menopause				Medicines for cholesterol				Medicines for diabetes				Medicines for the thyroid gland				Other medicines				
	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	TOTAL	Yes	No	No data recorded	
Both sexes	
    TOTAL	25,880.8	4,051.3	21,804.5	25.0	25,880.8	13,883.8	11,974.9	22.1	25,880.8	866.2	24,979.8	34.8	25,880.8	2,616.6	23,240.5	23.7	25,880.8	855.0	25,004.7	21.1	25,880.8	1,926.9	23,923.9	30.0	25,880.8	4,882.4	20,975.2	23.3	25,880.8	1,692.3	24,165.0	23.5	25,880.8	1,198.6	24,656.2	26.0	25,880.8	2,147.4	23,709.8	23.6	25,880.8	7,232.0	18,625.3	23.6	25,880.8	5,291.8	20,568.4	20.6	25,880.8	2,160.2	23,690.1	30.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	25,880.8	4,992.2	20,861.6	27.0	25,880.8	2,442.0	23,413.3	25.5	25,880.8	1,611.9	24,239.3	29.6	25,880.8	4,958.6	20,898.6	23.6	
    From 15 to 24 years old	2,101.3	494.8	1,606.6	0.0	2,101.3	1,265.3	836.1	0.0	2,101.3	142.1	1,954.5	4.8	2,101.3	209.2	1,892.1	0.0	2,101.3	17.8	2,083.6	0.0	2,101.3	156.0	1,945.3	0.0	2,101.3	86.6	2,014.7	0.0	2,101.3	185.6	1,915.7	0.0	2,101.3	2.1	2,099.2	0.0	2,101.3	10.6	2,090.8	0.0	2,101.3	23.1	2,078.2	0.0	2,101.3	119.4	1,981.9	0.0	2,101.3	21.6	2,079.7	0.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2,101.3	13.4	2,087.9	0.0	2,101.3	29.7	2,071.6	0.0	2,101.3	43.7	2,057.6	0.0	2,101.3	283.9	1,817.5	0.0	
    From 25 to 44 years old	7,439.7	1,417.6	6,015.0	7.1	7,439.7	4,276.8	3,155.8	7.1	7,439.7	328.4	7,101.3	10.0	7,439.7	968.5	6,464.1	7.1	7,439.7	120.1	7,312.5	7.1	7,439.7	667.5	6,764.3	7.9	7,439.7	869.4	6,561.9	8.4	7,439.7	676.7	6,755.9	7.1	7,439.7	57.4	7,375.2	7.1	7,439.7	60.3	7,372.3	7.1	7,439.7	291.2	7,141.4	7.1	7,439.7	742.0	6,690.6	7.1	7,439.7	425.1	7,004.8	9.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7,439.7	221.9	7,210.7	7.1	7,439.7	132.1	7,299.9	7.7	7,439.7	365.4	7,066.7	7.7	7,439.7	1,094.8	6,340.0	4.9	
    From 45 to 64 years old	8,802.5	1,210.9	7,586.8	4.8	8,802.5	4,467.7	4,330.0	4.8	8,802.5	219.2	8,575.2	8.1	8,802.5	734.2	8,059.5	8.8	8,802.5	224.3	8,572.1	6.1	8,802.5	580.5	8,213.0	9.0	8,802.5	1,757.0	7,039.4	6.1	8,802.5	569.0	8,227.4	6.1	8,802.5	331.2	8,466.5	4.8	8,802.5	485.8	8,311.9	4.8	8,802.5	2,474.7	6,322.0	5.8	8,802.5	1,756.1	7,041.2	5.2	8,802.5	899.6	7,896.5	6.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	8,802.5	1,966.2	6,828.5	7.9	8,802.5	806.1	7,987.9	8.5	8,802.5	687.0	8,105.3	10.2	8,802.5	1,595.6	7,200.3	6.6	
    Aged 65 years old and over	7,537.2	928.1	6,596.1	13.0	7,537.2	3,874.0	3,653.0	10.2	7,537.2	176.5	7,348.8	11.9	7,537.2	704.7	6,824.7	7.8	7,537.2	492.8	7,036.6	7.8	7,537.2	522.9	7,001.2	13.1	7,537.2	2,169.3	5,359.1	8.8	7,537.2	260.9	7,266.0	10.3	7,537.2	807.8	6,715.3	14.1	7,537.2	1,590.8	5,934.8	11.6	7,537.2	4,442.9	3,083.7	10.6	7,537.2	2,674.3	4,854.7	8.2	7,537.2	813.9	6,709.2	14.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	7,537.2	2,790.7	4,734.5	12.0	7,537.2	1,474.0	6,053.8	9.3	7,537.2	515.8	7,009.7	11.7	7,537.2	1,984.3	5,540.8	12.1	
Men	
    TOTAL	11,251.3	1,938.6	9,294.9	17.7	11,251.3	4,997.4	6,234.4	19.5	11,251.3	336.6	10,886.2	28.5	11,251.3	757.1	10,472.5	21.7	11,251.3	181.5	11,050.8	19.0	11,251.3	780.7	10,446.6	24.0	11,251.3	1,481.7	9,749.8	19.8	11,251.3	651.8	10,581.5	17.9	11,251.3	304.0	10,927.3	20.0	11,251.3	1,224.4	10,007.7	19.2	11,251.3	3,443.8	7,788.9	18.6	11,251.3	2,296.7	8,937.9	16.7	11,251.3	594.0	10,636.0	21.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	11,251.3	2,375.8	8,859.4	16.1	11,251.3	1,278.8	9,953.8	18.6	11,251.3	219.1	11,011.1	21.0	11,251.3	2,380.4	8,857.6	13.3	
    From 15 to 24 years old	807.9	231.8	576.1	0.0	807.9	441.4	366.5	0.0	807.9	71.0	732.1	4.8	807.9	74.9	733.0	0.0	807.9	2.1	805.8	0.0	807.9	45.8	762.0	0.0	807.9	50.2	757.6	0.0	807.9	86.2	721.6	0.0	807.9	0.0	807.9	0.0	807.9	6.5	801.3	0.0	807.9	12.8	795.1	0.0	807.9	46.9	761.0	0.0	807.9	6.1	801.8	0.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	807.9	3.2	804.7	0.0	807.9	9.9	798.0	0.0	807.9	14.8	793.1	0.0	807.9	99.1	708.8	0.0	
    From 25 to 44 years old	3,206.8	744.8	2,454.9	7.1	3,206.8	1,706.4	1,493.3	7.1	3,206.8	116.9	3,081.4	8.5	3,206.8	254.0	2,945.7	7.1	3,206.8	17.0	3,182.7	7.1	3,206.8	275.4	2,924.3	7.1	3,206.8	323.5	2,874.9	8.4	3,206.8	277.4	2,922.3	7.1	3,206.8	18.5	3,181.2	7.1	3,206.8	41.2	3,158.5	7.1	3,206.8	188.4	3,011.3	7.1	3,206.8	371.5	2,828.2	7.1	3,206.8	155.6	3,041.3	9.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3,206.8	157.0	3,042.7	7.1	3,206.8	81.5	3,117.7	7.7	3,206.8	38.6	3,160.6	7.7	3,206.8	490.6	2,713.0	3.3	
    From 45 to 64 years old	4,055.1	527.5	3,524.3	3.3	4,055.1	1,658.6	2,393.2	3.3	4,055.1	83.1	3,967.5	4.6	4,055.1	222.4	3,825.4	7.3	4,055.1	33.7	4,016.9	4.6	4,055.1	249.1	3,799.5	6.5	4,055.1	515.4	3,535.1	4.6	4,055.1	211.8	3,838.8	4.6	4,055.1	84.6	3,967.2	3.3	4,055.1	324.6	3,727.2	3.3	4,055.1	1,412.3	2,639.5	3.3	4,055.1	835.1	3,216.7	3.3	4,055.1	244.8	3,807.0	3.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	4,055.1	1,027.0	3,023.4	4.8	4,055.1	482.1	3,568.3	4.8	4,055.1	91.0	3,957.0	7.1	4,055.1	790.2	3,260.3	4.6	
    Aged 65 years old and over	3,181.4	434.5	2,739.6	7.3	3,181.4	1,190.9	1,981.5	9.0	3,181.4	65.6	3,105.2	10.6	3,181.4	205.7	2,968.4	7.3	3,181.4	128.7	3,045.4	7.3	3,181.4	210.3	2,960.8	10.3	3,181.4	592.5	2,582.1	6.9	3,181.4	76.5	3,098.7	6.2	3,181.4	200.9	2,971.0	9.5	3,181.4	852.0	2,320.6	8.7	3,181.4	1,830.3	1,343.0	8.1	3,181.4	1,043.2	2,132.0	6.2	3,181.4	187.4	2,985.9	8.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	3,181.4	1,188.7	1,988.5	4.2	3,181.4	705.3	2,469.9	6.2	3,181.4	74.8	3,100.5	6.2	3,181.4	1,000.5	2,175.5	5.5	
Women	
    TOTAL	14,629.5	2,112.7	12,509.6	7.2	14,629.5	8,886.4	5,740.4	2.7	14,629.5	529.6	14,093.6	6.3	14,629.5	1,859.5	12,767.9	2.1	14,629.5	673.5	13,953.9	2.1	14,629.5	1,146.2	13,477.3	6.0	14,629.5	3,400.7	11,225.4	3.4	14,629.5	1,040.5	13,583.5	5.6	14,629.5	894.6	13,728.9	6.0	14,629.5	923.1	13,702.1	4.4	14,629.5	3,788.2	10,836.3	5.0	14,629.5	2,995.1	11,630.6	3.9	14,629.5	1,566.2	13,054.2	9.1	10,273.7	792.2	9,471.7	9.9	14,629.5	109.9	14,502.5	17.1	14,629.5	2,616.4	12,002.2	10.9	14,629.5	1,163.1	13,459.5	6.9	14,629.5	1,392.8	13,228.2	8.6	14,629.5	2,578.2	12,041.1	10.3	
    From 15 to 24 years old	1,293.5	263.0	1,030.4	0.0	1,293.5	823.8	469.6	0.0	1,293.5	71.1	1,222.4	0.0	1,293.5	134.3	1,159.2	0.0	1,293.5	15.7	1,277.8	0.0	1,293.5	110.2	1,183.3	0.0	1,293.5	36.4	1,257.1	0.0	1,293.5	99.4	1,194.0	0.0	1,293.5	2.1	1,291.3	0.0	1,293.5	4.0	1,289.4	0.0	1,293.5	10.4	1,283.1	0.0	1,293.5	72.5	1,220.9	0.0	1,293.5	15.5	1,278.0	0.0	1,293.5	250.0	1,043.4	0.0	1,293.5	0.0	1,293.5	0.0	1,293.5	10.2	1,283.2	0.0	1,293.5	19.8	1,273.6	0.0	1,293.5	28.9	1,264.5	0.0	1,293.5	184.8	1,108.7	0.0	
    From 25 to 44 years old	4,232.9	672.7	3,560.2	0.0	4,232.9	2,570.4	1,662.5	0.0	4,232.9	211.5	4,019.9	1.5	4,232.9	714.5	3,518.4	0.0	4,232.9	103.2	4,129.8	0.0	4,232.9	392.1	3,840.1	0.7	4,232.9	545.9	3,687.0	0.0	4,232.9	399.4	3,833.6	0.0	4,232.9	39.0	4,193.9	0.0	4,232.9	19.1	4,213.8	0.0	4,232.9	102.8	4,130.1	0.0	4,232.9	370.5	3,862.4	0.0	4,232.9	269.5	3,963.4	0.0	4,232.9	514.7	3,711.4	6.8	4,232.9	10.7	4,218.2	4.1	4,232.9	64.9	4,168.0	0.0	4,232.9	50.6	4,182.3	0.0	4,232.9	326.8	3,906.1	0.0	4,232.9	604.2	3,627.1	1.6	
    From 45 to 64 years old	4,747.4	683.4	4,062.5	1.5	4,747.4	2,809.1	1,936.8	1.5	4,747.4	136.1	4,607.7	3.5	4,747.4	511.8	4,234.1	1.5	4,747.4	190.6	4,555.2	1.5	4,747.4	331.4	4,413.5	2.5	4,747.4	1,241.6	3,504.2	1.5	4,747.4	357.3	4,388.6	1.5	4,747.4	246.5	4,499.3	1.5	4,747.4	161.2	4,584.6	1.5	4,747.4	1,062.5	3,682.4	2.5	4,747.4	921.0	3,824.5	1.9	4,747.4	654.8	4,089.5	3.1	4,747.4	27.4	4,716.9	3.1	4,747.4	87.8	4,653.2	6.4	4,747.4	939.2	3,805.1	3.1	4,747.4	324.0	4,419.6	3.7	4,747.4	596.1	4,148.2	3.1	4,747.4	805.4	3,940.0	2.0	
    Aged 65 years old and over	4,355.8	493.6	3,856.5	5.7	4,355.8	2,683.1	1,671.6	1.1	4,355.8	110.9	4,243.6	1.3	4,355.8	499.0	3,856.3	0.6	4,355.8	364.1	3,991.1	0.6	4,355.8	312.5	4,040.5	2.8	4,355.8	1,576.8	2,777.1	1.9	4,355.8	184.5	4,167.3	4.1	4,355.8	607.0	3,744.3	4.5	4,355.8	738.7	3,614.2	2.9	4,355.8	2,612.6	1,740.7	2.5	4,355.8	1,631.1	2,722.7	2.0	4,355.8	626.4	3,723.3	6.0	..	..	..	..	4,355.8	11.4	4,337.7	6.7	4,355.8	1,602.0	2,745.9	7.9	4,355.8	768.7	3,584.0	3.1	4,355.8	441.1	3,909.3	5.5	4,355.8	983.8	3,365.4	6.6	
Notes:
1) Hormonal medicines for menopause are only recorded for women.
 Contraceptive pill is only recorded for women under 65 years old

 The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' Shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification of the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute