Table 2.
Frequency of use of medicinal products, by ATC code, at each age. Total number of drugs reported in a class/number of children in which this class of product was used (individual children may have used more than one product in a class). ATC level 1 (in bold) includes all reported cases. ATC level 2 is given where 10 or more children reported a product in this category in at least one questionnaire
| ATC code | <8 weeks | 54 months 3–4.5 years | 78 months 5.5–6.5 years | 91 months 6.5–7.5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of questionnaires returned with data | 10,897 | 9,725 | 8,578 | 8,269 | |
| ATC text | |||||
| A | Gastrointestinal preparations | 4,470/3,416 | 6,733/4,188 | 4,747/3,130 | 4,262/2,973 |
| A01 | Stomatological preparations | 691/649 | 114/94 | 57/46 | 35/30 |
| A02 | Antacids, drugs for peptic ulcer and flatulence | 3,422/2,690 | 31/27 | 25/23 | 15/13 |
| A03 | Antispasmodics, anticholinergics and propulsives | 29/29 | 13/12 | 13/11 | 9/9 |
| A06 | Laxatives | 41/41 | 528/421 | 277/200 | 328/262 |
| A07 | Antidiarrhoeals, intestinal anti-inflammatories and anti-infectives | 39/38 | 693/682 | 196/191 | 227/224 |
| A11 | Vitamins | 247/247 | 5,169/3,567 | 3,143/2,121 | 3,748/2,692 |
| A12 | Mineral supplements | 1/1 | 170/155 | 40/27 | 158/149 |
| B | Blood and blood forming organs | 61/47 | 57/50 | 28/21 | 32/25 |
| B03 | Antianaemic preparations | 46/32 | 48/41 | 28/21 | 31/24 |
| C | Cardiovascular system | 13/11 | 6/5 | 8/7 | 4/3 |
| D | Dermatologicals | 9,618/6,397 | 5,105/3,269 | 3,538/2,653 | 2,988/2,441 |
| D | Dermatologicals unspecified | 25/24 | 1,015/1,010 | 915/907 | 1,376/1,373 |
| D01 | Antifungals for dermatological use | 584/557 | 173/163 | 185/173 | 125/118 |
| D02 | Emollients and protectives | 7,908/5,655 | 1,954/1,453 | 12,18/928 | 690/519 |
| D04 | Antipruritics, including antihistamines, anaesthetics | 6/6 | 158/151 | 91/89 | 59/57 |
| D06 | Antibiotics and chemotherapeutics, topical | 98/95 | 169/161 | 154/142 | 107/99 |
| D07 | Corticosteroids, topical | 125/121 | 1,358/1,052 | 790/631 | 507/408 |
| D08 | Antiseptics and disinfectants | 843/785 | 246/223 | 161/154 | 114/110 |
| D11 | Other dermatological preparations | 25/25 | 16/14 | 11/11 | 3/3 |
| G | Genito-urinary system and sex hormones | 1/1 | 17/15 | 18/16 | 9/8 |
| H | Systemic hormones, excl sex hormones | 3/3 | 69/59 | 63/56 | 49/40 |
| H01 | Pituitary, hypothalamic hormones and analogues | 0 | 2/2 | 12/8 | 14/11 |
| H02 | Corticosteroids for systemic use | 1/1 | 64/55 | 48/46 | 34/28 |
| J | General anti-infectives for systemic use | 354/341 | 6,505/5,976 | 3,322/3,151 | 2,434/2,358 |
| J01 | Antibacterials for systemic use | 346/335 | 6,498/5,973 | 3,309/3,146 | 2,419/2,349 |
| L | Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 2/1 |
| M | Musculo-skeletal system | 0 | 63/62 | 111/107 | 119/118 |
| M01 | Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products | 0 | 62/61 | 105/103 | 117/116 |
| N | Nervous system | 163/159 | 9,561/9,184 | 7,857/7,620 | 7,400/7,261 |
| N02 | Analgesics | 157/154 | 9,510/9,181 | 7,802/7,616 | 7,344/7,256 |
| N03 | Anti-epileptics | 1/1 | 39/28 | 38/21 | 25/15 |
| N06 | Psychoanaleptics (antidepressants/stimulants) | 1/1 | 4/2 | 5/5 | 24/17 |
| P | Antiparasitics, insecticides and repellents | 0 | 87/80 | 90/84 | 58/54 |
| P02 | Anthelmintics | 0 | 66/65 | 62/59 | 37/36 |
| P03 | Ectoparasiticides, scabicides, insecticides, repellents | 0 | 14/13 | 22/22 | 17/16 |
| R | Respiratory system | 1,168/1,032 | 9,609/6,995 | 8,615/5,492 | 7,796/5,131 |
| R01 | Nasal preparations | 468/456 | 705/655 | 437/391 | 403/382 |
| R02 | Throat preparations | 0 | 471/471 | 514/511 | 649/646 |
| R03 | Anti-asthmatics | 0 | 1,178/658 | 2,422/1,029 | 1,920/1,174 |
| R05 | Cough and cold preparations | 697/643 | 7,839/6,434 | 5,058/4,678 | 4,684/4,391 |
| R06 | Antihistamines for systemic use | 3/3 | 216/186 | 184/163 | 140/127 |
| S | Sensory organs | 1496/1411 | 2954/2213 | 1051/884 | 1090/861 |
| S01 | Ophthalmologicals | 1,316/1,257 | 1,852/1,444 | 536/438 | 633/499 |
| S02 | Otologicals | 3/3 | 737/728 | 426/416 | 405/403 |
| S03 | Ophthalmological and otological preparations | 177/177 | 365/314 | 89/84 | 52/49 |
| V | Various | 855/705 | 1,082/745 | 955/705 | 1,139/796 |
| V03 | All other therapeutic products (including CAM) | 587/504 | 1,079/744 | 954/704 | 1,138/795 |
| V07 | All other non-therapeutic products (eg baby toiletries) | 295/214 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |