European Health Survey MEDICINE CONSUMPTION Type of medicine taken in the last 2 weeks according to if it had been prescribed or not. 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 Tranquilizers, 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 Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded TOTAL Prescribed Unprescribed No data recorded Both sexes TOTAL 4,051.3 2,326.8 1,724.5 0.0 13,883.8 9,252.3 4,624.5 6.9 866.2 626.5 239.7 0.0 2,616.6 1,623.0 991.1 2.5 855.0 624.7 230.3 0.0 1,926.9 1,843.6 82.2 1.1 4,882.4 4,715.7 165.8 0.9 1,692.3 1,629.0 63.3 0.0 1,198.6 1,183.6 15.0 0.0 2,147.4 2,147.4 0.0 0.0 7,232.0 7,220.1 9.8 2.0 5,291.8 4,981.3 310.6 0.0 2,160.2 2,156.0 3.4 0.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,992.2 4,973.1 18.2 0.9 2,442.0 2,440.3 0.9 0.8 1,611.9 1,601.9 8.9 1.1 4,958.6 4,579.0 378.5 1.1 From 15 to 24 years old 494.8 254.3 240.5 0.0 1,265.3 488.7 776.6 0.0 142.1 101.0 41.1 0.0 209.2 97.9 111.3 0.0 17.8 . . . 156.0 148.2 7.8 0.0 86.6 66.4 20.3 0.0 185.6 170.2 15.4 0.0 2.1 . . . 10.6 . . . 23.1 . . . 119.4 95.3 24.2 0.0 21.6 . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13.4 . . . 29.7 . . . 43.7 . . . 283.9 228.8 55.1 0.0 From 25 to 44 years old 1,417.6 645.9 771.6 0.0 4,276.8 2,084.8 2,188.0 4.0 328.4 212.6 115.8 0.0 968.5 536.2 432.3 0.0 120.1 62.3 57.9 0.0 667.5 632.0 35.5 0.0 869.4 812.0 57.4 0.0 676.7 646.9 29.9 0.0 57.4 55.7 1.7 0.0 60.3 . . . 291.2 291.2 0.0 0.0 742.0 599.6 142.4 0.0 425.1 425.1 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 221.9 215.6 6.4 0.0 132.1 132.1 0.0 0.0 365.4 360.1 5.3 0.0 1,094.8 929.2 165.6 0.0 From 45 to 64 years old 1,210.9 658.9 552.0 0.0 4,467.7 3,099.6 1,365.3 2.9 219.2 160.4 58.9 0.0 734.2 417.7 316.5 0.0 224.3 133.0 91.3 0.0 580.5 550.2 30.3 0.0 1,757.0 1,693.4 62.8 0.9 569.0 552.3 16.7 0.0 331.2 326.2 5.0 0.0 485.8 485.8 0.0 0.0 2,474.7 2,467.1 6.8 0.9 1,756.1 1,636.3 119.9 0.0 899.6 896.3 3.4 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,966.2 1,961.9 3.4 0.9 806.1 804.8 0.9 0.4 687.0 685.6 1.4 0.0 1,595.6 1,485.7 109.9 0.0 Aged 65 years old and over 928.1 767.7 160.4 0.0 3,874.0 3,579.3 294.7 0.0 176.5 152.6 23.9 0.0 704.7 571.2 131.0 2.5 492.8 416.9 75.9 0.0 522.9 513.2 8.5 1.1 2,169.3 2,144.0 25.4 0.0 260.9 259.6 1.3 0.0 807.8 799.6 8.3 0.0 1,590.8 1,590.8 0.0 0.0 4,442.9 4,438.7 3.0 1.2 2,674.3 2,650.1 24.2 0.0 813.9 813.0 0.0 0.8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,790.7 2,782.2 8.5 0.0 1,474.0 1,473.7 0.0 0.4 515.8 512.5 2.3 1.1 1,984.3 1,935.2 48.0 1.1 Men TOTAL 1,938.6 1,034.5 904.1 0.0 4,997.4 3,067.9 1,928.7 0.8 336.6 222.1 114.5 0.0 757.1 362.0 395.1 0.0 181.5 152.3 29.1 0.0 780.7 742.5 38.2 0.0 1,481.7 1,396.7 85.0 0.0 651.8 608.6 43.3 0.0 304.0 304.0 0.0 0.0 1,224.4 1,224.4 0.0 0.0 3,443.8 3,442.7 1.1 0.0 2,296.7 2,086.8 209.9 0.0 594.0 592.6 1.4 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,375.8 2,372.8 3.0 0.0 1,278.8 1,277.9 0.9 0.0 219.1 219.1 0.0 0.0 2,380.4 2,218.7 161.7 0.0 From 15 to 24 years old 231.8 100.0 131.8 0.0 441.4 148.2 293.2 0.0 71.0 . . . 74.9 . . . 2.1 . . . 45.8 . . . 50.2 . . . 86.2 80.2 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 . . . 12.8 . . . 46.9 . . . 6.1 . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.2 . . . 9.9 . . . 14.8 . . . 99.1 73.4 25.7 0.0 From 25 to 44 years old 744.8 308.1 436.7 0.0 1,706.4 732.0 973.6 0.8 116.9 68.0 48.9 0.0 254.0 65.4 188.6 0.0 17.0 . . . 275.4 258.6 16.8 0.0 323.5 284.6 38.9 0.0 277.4 253.3 24.1 0.0 18.5 . . . 41.2 . . . 188.4 188.4 0.0 0.0 371.5 263.7 107.8 0.0 155.6 155.6 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 157.0 154.4 2.6 0.0 81.5 81.5 0.0 0.0 38.6 . . . 490.6 411.2 79.4 0.0 From 45 to 64 years old 527.5 258.9 268.6 0.0 1,658.6 1,100.7 558.0 0.0 83.1 58.3 24.8 0.0 222.4 107.5 115.0 0.0 33.7 . . . 249.1 232.4 16.7 0.0 515.4 488.5 26.9 0.0 211.8 198.7 13.1 0.0 84.6 84.6 0.0 0.0 324.6 324.6 0.0 0.0 1,412.3 1,412.3 0.0 0.0 835.1 769.6 65.5 0.0 244.8 243.5 1.4 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,027.0 1,026.6 0.4 0.0 482.1 481.2 0.9 0.0 91.0 91.0 0.0 0.0 790.2 752.0 38.2 0.0 Aged 65 years old and over 434.5 367.5 67.0 0.0 1,190.9 1,087.0 103.9 0.0 65.6 50.2 15.4 0.0 205.7 163.5 42.2 0.0 128.7 110.7 18.0 0.0 210.3 210.3 0.0 0.0 592.5 583.6 8.9 0.0 76.5 76.5 0.0 0.0 200.9 200.9 0.0 0.0 852.0 852.0 0.0 0.0 1,830.3 1,829.2 1.1 0.0 1,043.2 1,024.5 18.7 0.0 187.4 187.4 0.0 0.0 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,188.7 1,188.7 0.0 0.0 705.3 705.3 0.0 0.0 74.8 74.8 0.0 0.0 1,000.5 982.0 18.4 0.0 Women TOTAL 2,112.7 1,292.3 820.4 0.0 8,886.4 6,184.4 2,695.9 6.1 529.6 404.4 125.2 0.0 1,859.5 1,261.0 596.1 2.5 673.5 472.3 201.2 0.0 1,146.2 1,101.1 44.0 1.1 3,400.7 3,319.0 80.8 0.9 1,040.5 1,020.4 20.1 0.0 894.6 879.6 15.0 0.0 923.1 923.1 0.0 0.0 3,788.2 3,777.4 8.8 2.0 2,995.1 2,894.4 100.7 0.0 1,566.2 1,563.4 2.0 0.8 792.2 708.3 83.9 0.0 109.9 100.7 9.1 0.0 2,616.4 2,600.2 15.3 0.9 1,163.1 1,162.4 0.0 0.8 1,392.8 1,382.8 8.9 1.1 2,578.2 2,360.3 216.8 1.1 From 15 to 24 years old 263.0 154.3 108.7 0.0 823.8 340.5 483.4 0.0 71.1 . . . 134.3 72.3 62.0 0.0 15.7 . . . 110.2 107.0 3.1 0.0 36.4 . . . 99.4 90.1 9.4 0.0 2.1 . . . 4.0 . . . 10.4 . . . 72.5 . . . 15.5 . . . 250.0 228.0 22.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 . . . 19.8 . . . 28.9 . . . 184.8 155.4 29.4 0.0 From 25 to 44 years old 672.7 337.8 334.9 0.0 2,570.4 1,352.8 1,214.4 3.3 211.5 144.6 66.9 0.0 714.5 470.8 243.7 0.0 103.2 49.3 53.9 0.0 392.1 373.4 18.7 0.0 545.9 527.4 18.5 0.0 399.4 393.6 5.8 0.0 39.0 . . . 19.1 . . . 102.8 102.8 0.0 0.0 370.5 335.8 34.6 0.0 269.5 269.5 0.0 0.0 514.7 455.5 59.2 0.0 10.7 . . . 64.9 61.2 3.8 0.0 50.6 . . . 326.8 321.5 5.3 0.0 604.2 518.0 86.2 0.0 From 45 to 64 years old 683.4 400.0 283.4 0.0 2,809.1 1,998.9 807.3 2.9 136.1 102.1 34.0 0.0 511.8 310.2 201.5 0.0 190.6 106.5 84.1 0.0 331.4 317.8 13.6 0.0 1,241.6 1,204.9 35.8 0.9 357.3 353.6 3.6 0.0 246.5 241.5 5.0 0.0 161.2 161.2 0.0 0.0 1,062.5 1,054.8 6.8 0.9 921.0 866.6 54.3 0.0 654.8 652.8 2.0 0.0 27.4 . . . 87.8 78.7 9.1 0.0 939.2 935.4 3.0 0.9 324.0 323.6 0.0 0.4 596.1 594.7 1.4 0.0 805.4 733.7 71.7 0.0 Aged 65 years old and over 493.6 400.2 93.4 0.0 2,683.1 2,492.3 190.8 0.0 110.9 102.4 8.5 0.0 499.0 407.7 88.8 2.5 364.1 306.2 57.9 0.0 312.5 302.9 8.5 1.1 1,576.8 1,560.3 16.5 0.0 184.5 183.1 1.3 0.0 607.0 598.7 8.3 0.0 738.7 738.7 0.0 0.0 2,612.6 2,609.4 2.0 1.2 1,631.1 1,625.7 5.4 0.0 626.4 625.6 0.0 0.8 .. .. .. .. 11.4 . . . 1,602.0 1,593.5 8.5 0.0 768.7 768.3 0.0 0.4 441.1 437.7 2.3 1.1 983.8 953.2 29.5 1.1 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 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