Table 1.
Use of different statins in European countries in 2000
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Simvastatin
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Lovastatin
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Pravastatin
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Fluvastatin
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Atorvastatin
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Cerivastatin
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All statins
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Average annual increase in statin use 1997-2002 (%)‡
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| Country | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | Total use* | Rate use† | |
| Austria | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | 64.96 | 21.94 | 37 |
| Belgium | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | NK | 146.9 | 39.32 | NK |
| Denmark | 14.83 | 7.60 | 1.37 | 0.70 | 3.32 | 1.70 | 0.98 | 0.50 | 8.97 | 4.60 | 0.78 | 0.40 | 30.25 | 15.50 | 38 |
| Finland | 23.05 | 12.12 | 6.45 | 3.39 | 3.97 | 2.09 | 6.55 | 3.44 | 18.12 | 9.53 | 0.52 | 0.27 | 58.65 | 30.85 | 37 |
| France | 206.81 | 13.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 145.17 | 9.58 | 29.79 | 1.97 | 357.52 | 23.56 | 107.60 | 7.09 | 846.88 | 55.82 | NK |
| Germany | 144.10 | 5.54 | 31.20 | 1.20 | 55.90 | 2.15 | 41.30 | 1.59 | 299.70 | 11.52 | 116.20 | 4.47 | 688.40 | 26.47 | 26 |
| Ireland | 1.27 | 3.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.63 | 11.05 | 0.50 | 1.19 | 4.24 | 10.12 | 4.16 | 1.00 | 14.80 | 26.38 | NK |
| Italy | 132.51 | 6.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.18 | 1.96 | 5.15 | 0.24 | 93.84 | 4.46 | 37.04 | 1.79 | 309.72 | 14.74 | 52 |
| Netherlands | 115.30 | 22.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.58 | 6.25 | 7.94 | 1.53 | 96.87 | 16.72 | 3.60 | 0.69 | 256.29 | 47.28 | 27 |
| Norway | 48.70 | 29.79 | 1.80 | 1.10 | 9.40 | 5.75 | 0.70 | 0.43 | 34.41 | 21.05 | 1.91 | 1.17 | 96.91 | 59.28 | 28 |
| Portugal | 14.13 | 5.29 | 7.38 | 2.76 | 8.69 | 3.25 | 8.68 | 3.25 | 9.21 | 3.44 | 2.85 | 1.07 | 50.93 | 19.06 | NK |
| Spain | 101.83 | 6.89 | 37.88 | 2.56 | 57.36 | 3.88 | 9.00 | 0.61 | 111.81 | 7.56 | 42.59 | 2.88 | 360.30 | 24.13 | 31 |
| Sweden | 59.46 | 18.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.49 | 3.59 | 2.13 | 0.66 | 34.46 | 10.78 | 2.11 | 0.66 | 109.65 | 34.29 | 34 |
| UK | 178.03 | 9.72 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.52 | 2.65 | 12.02 | 0.66 | 172.01 | 9.39 | 26.47 | 1.44 | 437.03 | 23.86 | 48 |
NK=Not known. *Total use in million defined daily doses. †Rate use in defined daily doses/1000 of population covered/day.
‡
Data available only for the following periods: Austria, Norway, Spain 1997-2001; Finland, Sweden 1998-2002; Italy 2002; Germany, Netherlands, UK 1997-2002.