Table 3.

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

Rank 2012	Incidence 2012	Drug	Rank 2000	Rank 2006
1	11.9	Amoxicillin	1	1
2	5.3	Paracetamol, combinations excl. psycholeptics	2	2
3	5.0	Flucloxacillin	4	4
4	4.3	Salbutamol	10	6
5	4.0	Naproxen	47	64
6	4.1	Omeprazole	58	13
7	4.0	Paracetamol	11	5
8	3.8	Trimethoprim	9	8
9	3.3	Hydrocortisone and antibiotics	8	9
10	3.1	Ibuprofen	3	7
11	2.9	Clarithromycin	53	33
12	2.9	Phenoxymethylpenicillin	7	11
13	2.4	Prednisolone	21	19
14	2.3	Doxycycline	42	34
15	2.3	Chloramphenicol	12	12
16	2.3	Amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor	14	15
17	2.3	Erythromycin	6	10
18	2.2	Cetirizine	36	20
19	2.1	Hydrocortisone	13	17
20	2.0	Betamethasone	18	18
21	1.8	Lansoprazole	27	21
22	1.7	Diclofenac	5	3
23	1.7	Amitriptyline	32	32
24	1.7	Beclometasone (respiratory)	25	35
25	1.6	Diazepam	31	26
26	1.6	Nitrofurantoin	135	95
27	1.6	Tramadol	75	29
28	1.5	Prochlorperazine	20	22
29	1.6	Beclometasone (ear, nose, osopharynx)	19	23
30	1.4	Fusidic acid	28	25
...		...	...	...
31		Citalopram	55	30
33		Lactulose	26	27
37		Clotrimazole	30	39
39		Simvastatin	89	14
47		Loratadine	15	40
52		Cefalexin	17	16
53		Alginic acid	24	37
56		Ciprofloxacin	43	28
57		Acetylsalicylic acid	22	24
142		Bendroflumethiazide	23	56
211		Atenolol	29	109
646		Dextropropoxyphene, combinations excl. psycholeptics	16	263