Table 2.

The sales of ibuprofen and diclofenac in the Nordic countries according to the Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland), the Danish Medicines Agency (Denmark), Folkhelseinstituttet (Norway) and Apotekens Service AB (Sweden)

Country	Year	Ibuprofen total	Ibuprofen OTC	Diclofenac total	Diclofenac OTC
Iceland	1998	12.8	4.2	14.5
Iceland	1999	14.8	5.7	18.0
Iceland	2000	16.8	7.2	17.5
Iceland	2001	20.0	8.7	16.8
Iceland	2002	25.3	14.1	17.2	0.2
Iceland	2003	30.7	19.5	16.9	0.2
Iceland	2004	33.8	21.6	17.3	0.2
Iceland	2005	35.1	22.0	20.1	0.7
Iceland	2006	36.0	22.6	20.3	0.6
Iceland	2007	29.8	19.0	20.7	1.2
Denmark	2007	21.0	6.2	8.2
Norway	2007	16.8	9.8	9.6
Sweden	2007	7.1	5.3	4.2	0.5

The sales are given in defined daily doses/1000 inhabitants/day.

OTC, over-the-counter.