Table 4.
Number and percentage of ambulatory visits to OB-GYNs (n = 35,697), by prescribed drug therapeutic category, in Taiwan, from the 1/500 sampling datasets comprising 619,760 ambulatory visits in 2012, top 10.
| ATC Code | Drug classification | No. of visits | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01A | Anti-infectives | 5402 | 15.1% |
| M01A | Anti-inflammatory, non-steroids | 3754 | 10.5% |
| N02B | Other analgesics and anti-pyretics | 2884 | 8.1% |
| G03D | Progestogens | 2871 | 8.0% |
| A02A | Antacids | 2683 | 7.5% |
| D07C | Corticosteroids, combinations with antibiotics | 2090 | 5.9% |
| R06A | Antihistamines for systemic use | 1932 | 5.4% |
| A03A | Drugs for functional bowel disorders | 1866 | 5.2% |
| J01D | Other beta-lactam anti-bacterials | 1863 | 5.5% |
| G03C | Estrogens | 1837 | 5.1% |