Table 2.
Cumulative numbers and proportions (%) of drug using children of the total cohort of 4511 children during the first 2 years of life, by ATC subgroup.
| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | 18 months | 24 months | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATC sub group | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| J01 | Systemic antibiotics | 47 | 1 | 142 | 3 | 396 | 9 | 1224 | 27 | 1718 | 38 | 2085 | 46 |
| N02/M01A | Analgesics + anti-inflammatory products | 11 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 398 | 9 | 1067 | 24 | 1334 | 30 | 1476 | 33 |
| D07 | Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations | 9 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 211 | 5 | 417 | 9 | 571 | 13 | 708 | 16 |
| R06 | Antihistamines for systemic use | 8 | 0 | 97 | 2 | 399 | 9 | 996 | 22 | 1249 | 28 | 1398 | 31 |
| R03 | Anti-asthmatics | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 59 | 1 | 205 | 5 | 301 | 7 | 388 | 9 |
| R01 | Nasal preparations | 44 | 1 | 132 | 3 | 268 | 6 | 612 | 14 | 807 | 18 | 935 | 21 |
| D02 | Emollients and protectives | 36 | 1 | 165 | 4 | 352 | 8 | 603 | 13 | 788 | 18 | 920 | 20 |
| D01 | Antifungals for dermatological use | 44 | 1 | 151 | 3 | 246 | 6 | 432 | 10 | 587 | 13 | 692 | 15 |
| S01 | Ophthalmologics | 86 | 2 | 163 | 4 | 272 | 6 | 485 | 11 | 671 | 15 | 835 | 19 |
| R05 | Cough and cold preparations | 12 | 0 | 104 | 2 | 281 | 6 | 603 | 13 | 742 | 16 | 838 | 19 |
| Any drug | 471 | 10 | 1175 | 26 | 1945 | 43 | 2931 | 65 | 3338 | 74 | 3651 | 81 | |