Table 2.

Selected medications and their characteristics.

Drug	Range Prevalence of Drug Exposure per Thousand Inhabitants	Most Frequent Type of Use
Short / long acting beta-agonists	66 [54] to 84 [55] /1000	As needed/chronic
Antimicrobials	236 [56] to 344 [54] /1000	Short term/long term use
Antidepressants/benzodiazepines SSRI TCA  Benzodiazepines	30 [56] to 55 [54] /1000 15 [56] to 11 [54] /1000 30 [56] to 81 [54] /1000	As needed/long term use
Anticonvulsants	17 [56] to 22 [55] /1000	Chronic
Calcium channel blockers	45 [55] to 70 [54] /1000	Chronic

SSRI = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

TCA = tricyclic antidepressants

[ ] = number indicating the reference including these data