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Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years
There are no reliable data at present on use of analgesics in various countries. We compared per-capita consumption in nine different countries during the period 1986–2005. The per-capita consumption was calculated on the basis of the sales figures of distributors to pharmacies and direct purchases...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3451938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18618072 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0046-6 |
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author | Diener, H.-C. Schneider, R. Aicher, B. |
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description | There are no reliable data at present on use of analgesics in various countries. We compared per-capita consumption in nine different countries during the period 1986–2005. The per-capita consumption was calculated on the basis of the sales figures of distributors to pharmacies and direct purchases by pharmaceutical companies in a sample of 1,000 pharmacies. The countries studied were: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. In international comparison Austria, Switzerland, and Germany showed the lowest per-capita consumption of analgesics (approx. 40–50 Standard Units (SU) per capita per year), while in Sweden and France consumption was three times as high. The correlation analysis over the various countries and time points confirmed a significant correlation between use of single analgesics and overall use of analgesics. In Germany, where an allegedly particularly high and constantly rising analgesic use has been discussed controversially (Meiner, Pharm Ind 49:1247–1251, 1987), per-capita consumption of analgesics from 1980 to 2005 remained practically unchanged at approx. 50 SU per capita per year. The prevalence of conditions inducing analgesic use shows appropriate analgesics use on an overall population level. |
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spelling | pubmed-34519382012-11-29 Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years Diener, H.-C. Schneider, R. Aicher, B. J Headache Pain Original Article There are no reliable data at present on use of analgesics in various countries. We compared per-capita consumption in nine different countries during the period 1986–2005. The per-capita consumption was calculated on the basis of the sales figures of distributors to pharmacies and direct purchases by pharmaceutical companies in a sample of 1,000 pharmacies. The countries studied were: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA. In international comparison Austria, Switzerland, and Germany showed the lowest per-capita consumption of analgesics (approx. 40–50 Standard Units (SU) per capita per year), while in Sweden and France consumption was three times as high. The correlation analysis over the various countries and time points confirmed a significant correlation between use of single analgesics and overall use of analgesics. In Germany, where an allegedly particularly high and constantly rising analgesic use has been discussed controversially (Meiner, Pharm Ind 49:1247–1251, 1987), per-capita consumption of analgesics from 1980 to 2005 remained practically unchanged at approx. 50 SU per capita per year. The prevalence of conditions inducing analgesic use shows appropriate analgesics use on an overall population level. Springer Milan 2008-07-10 2008-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3451938/ /pubmed/18618072 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0046-6 Text en © Springer-Verlag 2008 |
spellingShingle | Original Article Diener, H.-C. Schneider, R. Aicher, B. Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title | Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title_full | Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title_fullStr | Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title_full_unstemmed | Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title_short | Per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
title_sort | per-capita consumption of analgesics: a nine-country survey over 20 years |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3451938/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18618072 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0046-6 |
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