Table 2.

Number of prescriptions by ATC-group during contacts with GPs and number of repeat prescriptions, per 1000 patients with and without intellectual disabilities.

	Per 1000 patients
During contact with GPs	With ID (n = 701)	Control (n = 2936)	P-valuea
Psycholeptics	444	192	<0.001
Antibacterials	256	239	0.013
Anticonvulsants	194	11	<0.001
Anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic products	182	204	0.640
Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system	181	204	0.696
Corticosteroids, dermatological preparations	174	110	<0.001
Anti-asthmatics	174	169	0.078
Antifungals for dermatological	149	86	<0.001
Use laxatives	143	46	<0.001
Opthalmologicals	143	72	<0.001
Repeat prescriptions	With ID (n = 440)	Control (n = 1374)
Psycholeptics	1929	391	<0.001
Anticonvulsants	1127	41	<0.001
Psychoanaleptics	504	158	<0.001
Anti-asthmatics	461	365	<0.001
Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system	361	394	0.416
Analgesics	318	191	<0.001
Antacids, drugs for treatment of peptic ulcer	282	211	0.016
Laxatives	257	1	<0.001
Thyroid therapy	234	51	<0.001
Diuretics	216	124	<0.001

^aχ²test. ID = intellectual disability.