Table 3. The ten most commonly used analgesics, regardless of Anatomical Therapeutic.

Chemical (ATC) classification. PNAUM, 2014 (n = 13,054 analgesics).

Drugs	Frequency of use among the drugs mentioned
	%	95% CI
metamizole	37.8	36.2–39.5
paracetamol	25.3	23.9–26.7
diclofenac	10.7	9.7–11.8
acetylsalicylic acid	8.5	7.8–9.4
ibuprofen	6.5	5.9–7.3
nimesulide	3.6	3.1–4.2
ketoprofen	1.0	0.7–1.3
meloxicam	0.9	0.7–1.2
codeine	0.7	0.5–0.9
piroxicam	0.6	0.4–0.9