Table 5.
Characteristics of prescriptions sorted by health-care institutions over time.
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total prescription | 39,838 | 54,539 | 77,403 | 98,961 | 124,346 | 148,861 | 168,245 | 193,632 | 219,421 | 230,691 | 242,299 | 254,125 | 267,009 | 276,537 |
| Types | ||||||||||||||
| Quaternary | 1,437 (4%) | 1,930 (4%) | 2,461 (3%) | 3,010 (3%) | 3,684 (3%) | 4,065 (3%) | 4,695 (3%) | 5,760 (3%) | 6,389 (3%) | 6,411 (3%) | 6,494 (3%) | 6,642 (3%) | 7,461 (3%) | 7,794 (3%) |
| Tertiary | 1,414 (4%) | 2,169 (4%) | 3,086 (4%) | 4,016 (4%) | 4,850 (4%) | 5,378 (4%) | 6,342 (4%) | 6,980 (4%) | 7,629 (4%) | 7,306 (4%) | 7,742 (4%) | 8,240 (4%) | 9,036 (4%) | 9,259 (4%) |
| Secondary | 317 (1%) | 1,529 (3%) | 2,465 (3%) | 3,471 (4%) | 4,689 (4%) | 5,015 (3%) | 5,612 (3%) | 5,789 (3%) | 7,423 (3%) | 8,245 (3%) | 9,277 (3%) | 10,961 (3%) | 10,969 (3%) | 11,471 (3%) |
| Primary | 36,670 (92%) | 48,911 (90%) | 69,391(90%) | 88,464 (89%) | 111,123 (89%) | 134,403 (90%) | 151,596 (90%) | 175,103 (90%) | 197,980 (90%) | 208,729 (90%) | 218,786 (90%) | 228,282 (90%) | 239,543 (90%) | 248,013 (90%) |
| Multi-use | 39,838 (100%) | 54,522 (100%) | 77,074 (100%) | 98,244 (99%) | 121,153 (97%) | 142,861 (96%) | 154,504 (92%) | 170,443 (88%) | 188,040 (86%) | 190,188 (82%) | 184,734 (76%) | 182,085 (72%) | 176,509 (66%) | 173,306 (63%) |
| Types | ||||||||||||||
| Quaternary | 1,437 (4%) | 1,930 (4%) | 2,412 (3%) | 2,872 (3%) | 3,258 (3%) | 3,339 (2%) | 3,481 (2%) | 3,685 (2%) | 3,891 (2%) | 3,735 (2%) | 3,411 (2%) | 2,883 (2%) | 2,620 (1%) | 2,415 (1%) |
| Tertiary | 1,414 (4%) | 2,169 (4%) | 3,053 (4%) | 3,937 (4%) | 4,296 (4%) | 4,414 (3%) | 4,919 (3%) | 4,947 (3%) | 5,250 (3%) | 4,814 (3%) | 4,550 (2%) | 4,377 (2%) | 4,048 (2%) | 3,804 (2%) |
| Secondary | 317 (1%) | 1,529 (3%) | 2,447 (3%) | 3,427 (3%) | 4,426 (4%) | 4,562 (3%) | 4,596 (3%) | 4,395 (3%) | 5,418 (3%) | 5,743 (3%) | 5,584 (3%) | 6,043 (3%) | 5,484 (3%) | 5,199 (3%) |
| Primary | 36,670 (92%) | 48,894 (90%) | 69,162 (90%) | 88,008 (90%) | 109,173 (90%) | 130,546 (91%) | 141,508 (92%) | 157,416 (92%) | 173,481 (92%) | 175,896 (92%) | 171,189 (93%) | 168,782 (93%) | 164,357 (93%) | 161,888 (93%) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||
| Seoul | 10,229 (26%) | 13,679 (25%) | 18,754 (24%) | 23,205 (24%) | 27,531 (23%) | 31,070 (22%) | 32,804 (21%) | 35,496 (21%) | 38,196 (20%) | 38,391(20%) | 36,253 (20%) | 34,851 (19%) | 33,195 (19%) | 32,602 (19%) |
| Metropolitan excluding Seoul | 9,898 (25%) | 13,327 (24%) | 19,011 (25%) | 24,747 (25%) | 29,233 (24%) | 34,554 (24%) | 36,765 (24%) | 40,679 (24%) | 45,710 (24%) | 45,637 (24%) | 44,342 (24%) | 43,046 (24%) | 41,899 (24%) | 41,276 (24%) |
| City | 10,053 (25%) | 13,749 (25%) | 19,245 (25%) | 24,138 (25%) | 29,243 (24%) | 34,352 (24%) | 36,456 (24%) | 40,422 (24%) | 44,541 (24%) | 44,950 (24%) | 44,180 (24%) | 44,951 (25%) | 43,476 (25%) | 42,012 (24%) |
| Rural | 9,658 (24%) | 13,767 (25%) | 20,064 (26%) | 26,154 (27%) | 35,146 (29%) | 42,885 (30%) | 48,479 (31%) | 53,846 (32%) | 59,593 (32%) | 61,210 (32%) | 59,959 (32%) | 59,237 (33%) | 57,939 (33%) | 57,416 (33%) |
| Disposal | - | 17 (0%) | 329 (0%) | 717 (1%) | 3,193 (3%) | 6,000 (4%) | 13,741 (8%) | 23,189 (12%) | 31,381 (14%) | 40,503 (18%) | 57,565 (24%) | 72,040 (28%) | 90,500 (34%) | 103,231 (37%) |
| Types | ||||||||||||||
| Quaternary | – | – | 49 (15%) | 138 (19%) | 426 (13%) | 726 (12%) | 1,214 (9%) | 2,075 (9%) | 2,498 (8%) | 2,676 (7%) | 3,083 (5%) | 3,759 (5%) | 4,841 (5%) | 5,379 (5%) |
| Tertiary | – | – | 33 (10%) | 79 (11%) | 554 (17%) | 964 (16%) | 1,423 (10%) | 2,033 (9%) | 2,379 (8%) | 2,492 (6%) | 3,192 (6%) | 3,863 (5%) | 4,988 (6%) | 5,455 (5%) |
| Secondary | – | – | 18 (5%) | 44 (6%) | 263 (8%) | 453 (8%) | 1,016 (7%) | 1,394 (6%) | 2,005 (6%) | 2,502 (6%) | 3,693 (6%) | 4,918 (7%) | 5,485 (6%) | 6,272 (7%) |
| Primary | – | 17 (100%) | 229 (70%) | 456 (64%) | 1,950 (61%) | 3,857 (64%) | 10,088 (73%) | 17,687 (76%) | 24,499 (78%) | 32,833 (81%) | 47,597 (83%) | 59,500 (83%) | 75,186 (83%) | 86,125 (83%) |
| Region | ||||||||||||||
| Seoul | – | 1 (6%) | 125 (38%) | 226 (32%) | 1,030 (32%) | 1,954 (33%) | 3,792 (28%) | 6,461 (28%) | 8,889 (28%) | 10,985 (27%) | 15,178 (26%) | 19,731 (27%) | 23,937 (26%) | 26,081 (25%) |
| Metropolitan excluding Seoul | – | 9 (53%) | 50 (15%) | 170 (24%) | 749 (23%) | 1,438 (24%) | 3,223 (23%) | 5,018 (22%) | 7,047 (22%) | 9,059 (22%) | 13,160 (23%) | 17,017 (24%) | 22,600 (25%) | 25,712 (25%) |
| City | – | 4 (23%) | 67 (20%) | 162 (23%) | 805 (25%) | 1,441 (24%) | 3,813 (28%) | 6,562 (28%) | 8,752 (28%) | 11,552 (29%) | 16,172 (28%) | 18,842 (26%) | 23,396 (26%) | 26,993 (26%) |
| Rural | – | 3 (18%) | 87 (26%) | 159 (22%) | 609 (19%) | 1,167 (19%) | 2,913 (21%) | 5,148 (22%) | 6,693 (21%) | 8,907 (22%) | 13,055 (23%) | 16,450 (23%) | 20,567 (23%) | 24,445 (24%) |