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[Comparisons outpatient drug prescriptions: France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden]
Barbara Dezileaux1, Florie Martinez1
1Faculté de médecine de Lille 2, 59000 Lille, France.
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Comparisons outpatient drug prescriptions: France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
Objective:
Project compares quantitatively outpatient drug prescriptions in France, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Methods:
Data were obtained from national databases; the unit of measurement was defined daily dose per 1000 inhabitants. The five most prescribed drug classes were compared in each country in 2009, then benzodiazepines and antibiotics from 2006 to 2012. A literature review was focused on the context of prescriptions for each country.
Results:
In 2009, the five most prescribed drug classes in the four countries represented seven classes in total. France was not the biggest prescriber of drugs, but from 2006 to 2012 benzodiazepines and antibiotics were prescribed much more in France than in the other countries. The evolution of prescriptions was different for each country, and very stable in France.
Conclusion:
In 2009, France was not the biggest drugs consumer of all classes, but was characterized by high prescriptions in some classes.
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