Table 2.

Thirty most commonly prescribed prescription and over-the-counter drugs in 2012

Rank 2012	Drug	Rank 2006	Rank 2000
1	Amoxicillin	1	1
2	Salbutamol	3	2
3	Omeprazole	10	32
4	Simvastatin	6	45
5	Paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics	2	3
6	Paracetamol	5	4
7	Acetylsalicylic acid	4	5
8	Flucloxacillin	9	11
9	Naproxen	89	58
10	Lansoprazole	17	27
11	Amlodipine	21	36
12	Ramipril	22	78
13	Trimethoprim	15	15
14	Hydrocortisone and antibiotics	14	12
15	Ibuprofen	11	6
16	Bendroflumethiazide	8	9
17	Levothyroxine sodium	20	26
18	Citalopram	34	61
19	Beclometasone	13	7
20	Prednisolone	24	24
21	Amitriptyline	35	33
22	Cetirizine	33	43
23	Clarithromycin	55	80
24	Phenoxymethylpenicillin	18	16
25	Atorvastatin	19	74
26	Metformin	37	67
27	Chloramphenicol	23	18
28	Hydrocortisone	25	19
29	Tramadol	40	85
30	Erythromycin	16	13
...	...	...	...
32	Betamethasone	30	25
34	Amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor	29	28
35	Furosemide	26	22
37	Diclofenac	7	8
38	Atenolol	12	14
40	Levonorgestrel and ethinlylestradiol	28	17
42	Beclometasone	45	29
43	Lactulose	31	23
47	Alginic acid	32	20
61	Loratadine	52	21
63	Glyceryl triturate	41	30
78	Cefalexin	27	31
500	Dextropropoxyphene, combinations excl. psycholeptics	149	10