Table 1.
National level dispensing (Defined Daily Doses per 1000 population/day) and consumption (€) of major potentially addictive medicines and those used to treat substance addiction in 2004 and 2013 in Serbia.
| ATC code group | Reimbursed value of dispensed medicines in 2004 | Reimbursed value of dispensed medicines in 2013 | DDD per 1000 inhabitants/hospital day in 2004 | DDD per 1000 inhabitants/hospital day in 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POTENTIALLY ADDICTIVE MEDICINES | ||||
| N01A Anesthetics, General | €1,283,128 | €4,072,544 | N/A | N/A |
| N01AF Barbiturates, plain | €21,465 | €101,8422009 | N/A | N/A |
| N02A Opioids | €1,472,459 | €2,499,864 | 0.84 | 0.52 |
| N02AA Natural opium alkaloids | €197,341 | €611,410 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| N02AB Phenylpiperidine derivatives | €272,205 | €1,341,574 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| N02AD Benzomorphan derivatives | €818 | €5062006 | 0.00 | N/A |
| N02AX Other opioids (mostly tramadol based preparations) | €1,002,095 | €546,880 | 0.77 | 0.33 |
| N03AA Barbiturates and derivatives | €427,676 | €263,570 | 2.9 | 2.03 |
| N03AE Benzodiazepine derivatives | €291,568 | €1,288,405 | 0.63 | 2.48 |
| N05AH Diazepines, oxazepines, thiazepines, and oxepines | €1,529,558 | €4,925,668 | 0.37 | 1.53 |
| N05B Anxiolytics | €9,450,094 | €15,091,052 | 106.95 | 79.81 |
| N05BA Benzodiazepine derivatives | €9,448,412 | €15,091,052 | 106.95 | 79.81 |
| N05C Hypnotics and sedatives | €1,197,390 | €2,232,897 | 2.47 | 4.02 |
| N05CD Benzodiazepine derivatives | €1,197,390 | €1,459,522 | 2.47 | 1.98 |
| N05CF Benzodiazepine related drugs | €0 | €773,375 | 0.00 | 2.03 |
| N06B Psychostimulants, agents used for ADHD and nootropics | €287,766 | €3,138,433 | 0.35 | 6.61 |
| R01AA Sympathomimetics, plain (mostly ephedrine based preparations) | €1,676,145 | €4,328,551 | 132.14 | 14.83 |
| R05DA Opium alkaloids and derivatives | €74,118 | €28,649 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| R06AB Substituted alkylamines (mostly pheniramine derivatives) | €492,461 | €2,764,304 | 0.56 | 0.08 |
| MEDICINES USED TO TREAT SUBSTANCE ADDICTION | ||||
| N07B Drugs used in addictive disorders | €236,734 | €1,900,777 | 0.31 | 1.50 |
| N07BA Drugs used in nicotine dependence | €138,139 | €407,718 | 0.03 | 0.10 |
| N07BB Drugs used in alcohol dependence | €35,123 | €206,726 | 0.19 | 0.53 |
| N07BC Drugs used in opioid dependence | €63,472 | €1,286,332 | 0.09 | 0.88 |