Table 3.
Use of prescription drugs in the past month. *Based on table by Madsen et al.[14] [N = 493]
n | % | |
No drug use | 135 | 27 |
Drugs against cardiac disease | 8 | 2 |
Drugs against CNS disease (e.g. anticonvulsants) | 22 | 5 |
Anti-neoplastic drugs (prednisolone, immunosuppressive drugs, folic acid) | 36 | 7 |
Drugs against GI disease | 71 | 14 |
Insulin or other hormones | 71 | 14 |
Antibiotics and other systemic drugs against infectious diseases | 99 | 20 |
Drugs for asthma, eczema, allergy | 103 | 21 |
Other: Over the counter (OTC), paracetamol nutritional supplements/vitamins on doctors prescription | 77 | 16 |