Table 1.

Pharmacological substances included in the selected therapeutic groups and their substitution status.

Therapeutic group	ATC-code	Substance	Substitutable	Substitutable since*
Long-term treatments
ACE-inhibitors	C09AA	Captopril	Yes	1 October 2002
		Enalapril	Yes	1 October 2002
		Lisinopril	Yes	1 October 2002
		Ramipril	Yes	1 October 2002
		Quinapril	No
		Cilazapril	No
		Fosinopril	No
		Trandolapril	No
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, SSRI	N06AB	Fluoxetine	Yes	1 October 2002
		Paroxetine	Yes	1 October 2002
		Citalopram	Yes	1 October 2002
		Sertraline	No
		Fluvoxamine	No
		Escitalopram	No
HMG CoA-reductase inhibitors, statins	C10AA	Fluvastatin	Yes	5 February 2003
		Simvastatin	Yes	28 March 2003
		Pravastatin	No
		Atorvastatin	No
		Rosuvastatin	No
Short-term treatments
Nucleosides and nucleotides	J05AB	Aciclovir	Yes	1 October 2002
		Ganciclovir	No
		Famciclovir	No
		Valaciclovir	No
		Valganciclovir	No
Both short- and long-term treatments
Proton Pump Inhibitors, PPI	A10BC	Omeprazole	Yes	28 March 2003
		Lansoprazole	No
		Pantoprazole	No
		Esomeprazole	No
		Rabeprazole	No

* The date when the substance became substitutable according to the Swedish Medical Products Agency given for substitutable substances.