[Drug utilization in an economically active population]

The author pays attention to the drug consumption of the population, particularly of the economically active population. Special attention was devoted to an analysis of drug consumption in the above population group during periods of work incapacity. The investigation was based on used medical prescriptions. It was revealed that the economically active population participates in drug consumption by cca 50%, whereby the drug consumption of the population during work incapacity is cca 30% of consumption by the economically active population and accounts for cca 15% of the drug consumption of the entire population.