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Table 5 TOP 10 of OTC anthroposophy for privately insured people in 2016

From: The usage of over-the-counter products by private insured patients in Germany – a claims data analysis with focus on complementary medicine

Product name

Field of application

Packages

Billing amounta,b

in Thousand

in % of antrophosophy

in Million €

in % of anthroposophy

ISCADOR

Mistletoe therapies as an addition to tumor therapy

15.3

2.2

1.4

11.3

HELIXOR

Mistletoe therapies as an addition to tumor therapy

10.6

1.5

1.1

8.8

EUPHRASIA

Conjunctivities, miscellaneous

73.2

10.7

0.9

6.7

ABNOBAVISCUM

Mistletoe therapies as an addition to tumor therapy

6.5

0.9

0.6

5.0

NEURODORON

Nervous exhaustion and metabolic weakness

14.3

2.1

0.3

2.3

ISCUCIN

Mistletoe therapies as an addition to tumor therapy

4.8

0.7

0.3

2.1

AURUM

Neurasthenia, vegetative dystonia, depressive state, lack of concentration, weakness of memory

16.2

2.4

0.3

2.0

ACONIT

Joint or muscle problem, earache

21.6

3.2

0.2

1.9

HEPATODORON

Stimulation of liver or bowel action

8.8

1.3

0.2

1.6

BRYOPHYLLUM

Insomnia, irritable bladder

8.7

1.3

0.2

1.5

  1. a The billing amounts are not identical with the benefit amount (the cost reimbursement principle within the private health insurance), b The billing amount included aid and self-participation