Table 1 Mean and variation between GPs in range of the selected therapeutical main or subgroups*
From: Determinants of the range of drugs prescribed in general practice: a cross-sectional analysis
| Â | ATC | Average range | Coefficient of variation | Min | Max | Number of drugs on the market | Range as % of drugs on the market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antacids, drugs for treatment of peptic ulcers/flatulence | A02 | 10.90 | 28.85 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 34.1 |
Laxatives | A06 | 7.41 | 32.60 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 30.9 |
Drugs used in diabetes | A10 | 8.80 | 26.02 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 51.8 |
Insulins | A10A | 3.78 | 38.15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 54.0 |
Oral blood glucose lowering drug | A10B | 5.12 | 22.56 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 51.2 |
Antithrombotic agents | B01 | 5.95 | 26.27 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 22.0 |
Cardiac therapy | C01 | 6.06 | 26.06 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 18.9 |
Diuretics | C03 | 7.04 | 20.04 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 46.9 |
Beta blocking agents | C07 | 8.31 | 26.56 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 32.0 |
Agents acting on the renin-angiotensin system | C09 | 12.09 | 31.30 | 3 | 22 | 31 | 39.0 |
Antifungals for dermatological use | D01 | 6.89 | 26.69 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40.5 |
Corticosteriods, dermatological preparations | D07 | 12.43 | 25.40 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 46.0 |
Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system | G03 | 21.70 | 24.78 | 9 | 36 | 56 | 38.8 |
Hormonal contraceptives for systemic use | G03A | 9.30 | 22.71 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 54.7 |
Estrogens | G03C | 2.89 | 24.98 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 48.2 |
Rest of G03 (G03REST) | Â | 9.51 | 37.70 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 28.8 |
Antibacterials for systemic use | J01 | 17.18 | 15.98 | 10 | 24 | 79 | 21.7 |
Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products | M01 | 9.02 | 26.04 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 36.1 |
Anti-inflammatory/-rheumatic products. non-steriods | M01A | 8.92 | 25.53 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 40.5 |
Analgesics | N02 | 12.62 | 23.49 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 31.6 |
Opioids | N02A | 4.33 | 28.91 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 25.5 |
Other analgesics and antipyretics | N02B | 3.80 | 23.55 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 29.2 |
Antimigraine preparations | N02C | 4.48 | 38.55 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 44.8 |
Psycholeptics | N05 | 21.70 | 27.61 | 6 | 37 | 76 | 28.6 |
Antipsychotics | N05A | 7.85 | 45.58 | 1 | 22 | 31 | 25.3 |
Anxiolytics | N05B | 7.19 | 27.84 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 44.9 |
Hypnotics and sedatives | N05C | 6.83 | 25.36 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 23.6 |
Psychoanaleptics | N06 | 12.48 | 24.26 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 37.8 |
Antidepressants | N06A | 11.24 | 23.32 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 46.8 |
Nasal preparations | R01 | 7.92 | 24.17 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 46.6 |
Anti-asthmatics | R03 | 12.86 | 20.55 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 49.5 |
Cough and cold preparations | R05 | 4.34 | 36.89 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 19.7 |
Antihistamines for systemic use | R06 | 10.20 | 27.96 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 40.8 |
Ophthalmologicals | S01 | 16.98 | 41.17 | 5 | 39 | 79 | 21.5 |
Overall Range | Â | 232.87 | 20.61 | 111 | 353 | 755 | 30.8 |