European Health Survey MEDICINE CONSUMPTION Type of unprescribed medicine consumed in the last 2 weeks, according to sex and age group. Population aged 16 years old and over Units: thousands of persons Medicines for pain in the joints (arthrosis, arthritis) Medicines for headaches or migraines Medicines for other types of pain Medicines for colds, bouts of flu or sore throats Medicines for allergy symptoms (eczema, rhinitis, hay fever) Medicines for stomach problems Vitamins, minerals, tonics Another type of medicine or supplement Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Total Yes No No data recorded Both sexes Total 38,442.1 325.0 38,090.3 26.8 38,442.1 1,683.1 36,732.2 26.8 38,442.1 1,155.4 37,259.9 26.8 38,442.1 1,106.8 37,308.5 26.8 38,442.1 112.8 38,302.5 26.8 38,442.1 293.9 38,121.4 26.8 38,442.1 1,637.0 36,772.7 32.5 38,442.1 997.0 37,419.6 25.6 16 to 24 years old 4,456.8 14.2 4,440.1 2.5 4,456.8 269.4 4,185.0 2.5 4,456.8 147.5 4,306.8 2.5 4,456.8 208.1 4,246.2 2.5 4,456.8 6.5 4,447.8 2.5 4,456.8 23.1 4,431.2 2.5 4,456.8 174.0 4,280.3 2.5 4,456.8 51.5 4,402.8 2.5 25 to 44 years old 15,072.6 89.0 14,975.8 7.8 15,072.6 949.5 14,115.4 7.8 15,072.6 634.2 14,430.6 7.8 15,072.6 585.2 14,479.6 7.8 15,072.6 80.2 14,984.7 7.8 15,072.6 144.3 14,920.5 7.8 15,072.6 777.9 14,283.2 11.4 15,072.6 456.0 14,608.8 7.8 45 to 64 years old 11,357.5 141.1 11,213.6 2.8 11,357.5 405.4 10,949.2 2.8 11,357.5 283.5 11,071.1 2.8 11,357.5 255.2 11,099.5 2.8 11,357.5 21.3 11,333.4 2.8 11,357.5 81.4 11,273.3 2.8 11,357.5 461.9 10,892.8 2.8 11,357.5 341.0 11,013.7 2.8 65 years old and over 7,555.2 80.7 7,460.8 13.7 7,555.2 58.8 7,482.7 13.7 7,555.2 90.2 7,451.3 13.7 7,555.2 58.3 7,483.2 13.7 7,555.2 4.9 7,536.6 13.7 7,555.2 45.1 7,496.4 13.7 7,555.2 223.2 7,316.3 15.7 7,555.2 148.5 7,394.3 12.5 Male Total 18,843.0 100.5 18,734.2 8.3 18,843.0 749.9 18,084.8 8.3 18,843.0 462.2 18,372.5 8.3 18,843.0 603.8 18,230.9 8.3 18,843.0 49.7 18,784.9 8.3 18,843.0 139.8 18,694.9 8.3 18,843.0 669.1 18,165.6 8.3 18,843.0 311.5 18,523.2 8.3 16 to 24 years old 2,280.0 0.9 2,279.1 0.0 2,280.0 103.4 2,176.6 0.0 2,280.0 43.8 2,236.2 0.0 2,280.0 100.1 2,179.9 0.0 2,280.0 5.8 2,274.2 0.0 2,280.0 10.4 2,269.6 0.0 2,280.0 83.2 2,196.8 0.0 2,280.0 12.7 2,267.4 0.0 25 to 44 years old 7,733.1 40.7 7,687.3 5.1 7,733.1 459.5 7,268.5 5.1 7,733.1 249.0 7,479.0 5.1 7,733.1 347.1 7,380.9 5.1 7,733.1 37.4 7,690.6 5.1 7,733.1 69.8 7,658.1 5.1 7,733.1 315.7 7,412.2 5.1 7,733.1 143.6 7,584.3 5.1 45 to 64 years old 5,594.6 46.7 5,547.9 0.0 5,594.6 165.7 5,428.9 0.0 5,594.6 136.0 5,458.7 0.0 5,594.6 132.1 5,462.6 0.0 5,594.6 4.2 5,590.4 0.0 5,594.6 39.1 5,555.5 0.0 5,594.6 188.5 5,406.2 0.0 5,594.6 119.1 5,475.6 0.0 65 years old and over 3,235.3 12.2 3,219.9 3.2 3,235.3 21.4 3,210.7 3.2 3,235.3 33.5 3,198.6 3.2 3,235.3 24.5 3,207.6 3.2 3,235.3 2.3 3,229.8 3.2 3,235.3 20.5 3,211.6 3.2 3,235.3 81.7 3,150.4 3.2 3,235.3 36.1 3,195.9 3.2 Female Total 19,599.1 224.5 19,356.2 18.4 19,599.1 933.2 18,647.5 18.4 19,599.1 693.2 18,887.4 18.4 19,599.1 503.0 19,077.6 18.4 19,599.1 63.1 19,517.5 18.4 19,599.1 154.1 19,426.6 18.4 19,599.1 967.9 18,607.1 24.1 19,599.1 685.4 18,896.5 17.2 16 to 24 years old 2,176.8 13.2 2,161.1 2.5 2,176.8 166.0 2,008.3 2.5 2,176.8 103.7 2,070.6 2.5 2,176.8 108.0 2,066.4 2.5 2,176.8 0.6 2,173.7 2.5 2,176.8 12.7 2,161.6 2.5 2,176.8 90.8 2,083.5 2.5 2,176.8 38.8 2,135.5 2.5 25 to 44 years old 7,339.6 48.4 7,288.5 2.6 7,339.6 490.0 6,846.9 2.6 7,339.6 385.2 6,951.7 2.6 7,339.6 238.1 7,098.8 2.6 7,339.6 42.8 7,294.1 2.6 7,339.6 74.5 7,262.4 2.6 7,339.6 462.2 6,871.0 6.3 7,339.6 312.4 7,024.5 2.6 45 to 64 years old 5,762.9 94.4 5,665.7 2.8 5,762.9 239.7 5,520.3 2.8 5,762.9 147.6 5,612.5 2.8 5,762.9 123.1 5,636.9 2.8 5,762.9 17.0 5,743.0 2.8 5,762.9 42.3 5,717.8 2.8 5,762.9 273.4 5,486.7 2.8 5,762.9 221.9 5,538.1 2.8 65 years old and over 4,319.9 68.5 4,240.9 10.5 4,319.9 37.5 4,271.9 10.5 4,319.9 56.7 4,252.7 10.5 4,319.9 33.8 4,275.6 10.5 4,319.9 2.6 4,306.8 10.5 4,319.9 24.6 4,284.8 10.5 4,319.9 141.5 4,165.9 12.5 4,319.9 112.3 4,198.3 9.3 Notes: 1) This includes medicine, dietary supplements, medicinal herbs and vitamins. The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which is not collected The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an error of division by zero The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error. Source: National Statistics Institute