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. 2019 Sep 2;116(35-36):577–584. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0577

Table 4. The 30-day prevalence of medicine use and daily use, as well as projections to the 18- to 64-year-old population.

Medicine Medicine prescribed by a physician Medicine not prescribed by a physician
Men*2 Women*2 Total*2 Men*2 Women*2 Total*2 Projection*3. *4. *5
n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] n % [95% CI] N [95% CI]
Prevalence of use
Analgesics 535 15.2 [13.7; 16.9] 906 20 [18.4; 21.7] 1441 17.5 [16.3; 18.8] 1035 26 [24.3; 27.9] 1884 37.1 [35.4; 38.9] 2919 31.4 [30.2; 32.7] 26.0 [25.3; 26.7]*5
Hypnotics or sedatives  68 2.2 [1.6; 3.0] 111 2.2 [1.7; 2.9]   179 2.2 [1.8; 2.7]    83 1.8 [1.3; 2.4]   126 2.3 [1.8; 2.8]   209 2.0 [1.7; 2.4] 2.3 [2.1; 2.7]*5
Analeptics  17 0.6 [0.3; 1.3]   8 0.2 [0.1; 0.4]    25 0.4 [0.2; 0.7]    37 0.6 [0.4; 0.9]    25 0.3 [0.2; 0.4]    62 0.4 [0.3; 0.6] 464 [309; 619]*4
Anorectics   2 0.0 [0.0; 0.1]   1 0.0 [0.0; 0.1]     3 0.0 [0.0; 0.1]     4 0.1 [0.0; 0.2]    15 0.2 [0.1; 0.5]    19 0.1 [0.1; 0.3] 103 [52; 155]*4
Antidepressants 122 3.2 [2.5; 4.1] 210 5.0 [4.3; 5.8]   332 4.1 [3.6; 4.7]     4 0.1 [0.0; 0.4]     1 0.0 [0.0; 0.1]     5 0.1 [0.0; 0.2] 2.2 [1.9; 2.5]*5
Neuroleptics  29 1.0 [0.6; 1.7]  47 1.0 [0.7; 1.5]    76 1.0 [0.8; 1.4]     2 0.0 [0.0; 0.1]     0 –     2 0.0 [0.0; 0.1] 515 [412; 722]*4
Daily use*1
Analgesics  97 8.0 [6.3; 10.2] 155 6.5 [5.2; 8.0]   252 7.2 [6.1; 8.4]     7 0.5 [0.2; 1.2]    11 0.3 [0.2; 0.6]    18 0.4 [0.2; 0.7] 1.9 [1.6; 2.2] *5
Hypnotics or sedatives  28 28.3 [18.9; 40.0]  27 15.3 [9.9; 22.8]    55 21.4 [15.9; 28.3]     5 1.7 [0.7; 4.3]     7 3.2 [1.4;7.2]    12 2.5 [1.3; 4.6] 543 [371; 801]*4
Analeptics   7 23.9 [6.9; 56.9]   5 19.1 [5.7; 48.1]    12 22.6 [8.6; 47.7]     7 11.2 [3.8; 28.5]     3 9.3 [2.6; 28.1]    10 10.7 [4.6; 23.1] 144 [49; 320]*4
Anorectics   1 16.2 [0.8; 81.7]   0 –     1 4.1 [0.5; 28.1]     0 –     4 30.9 [7.8; 70.5]     4 23 [5.9; 58.7] 26 [4; 88]*4
Antidepressants 108 85.8 [75.2; 92.4] 191 89 [82.2; 93.5]   299 87.7 [81.9; 91.9]     3 3.1 [0.7; 12.0]     0 –     3 1.3 [0.3; 5.1] 1.9 [1.6; 2.3]*5
Neuroleptics  26 80.4 [48.0; 94.8]  35 75.6 [57.1; 87.8]    61 78.0 [61.7; 88.7]     0 –     0 –     0 – 398 [252; 635]*5

*1In relation to: users of the respective medication group; *2 n, unweighted number; %, weighted prevalence [95% confidence interval]; *3 mean based on 51 544 494 individuals aged between 18 and 64 years for the 30-day prevalence of prescribed and ?non-prescribed medicines (as of 31 December 2017, German Federal Statistical Office); *4 in thousands; *5 in millions; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval