European Health Survey  
Health Care
Type of medicine prescribed by a doctor and consumed in the last 2 weeks, according to sex and age group. Population aged 16 years old and over that has consumed medicine prescribed by a doctor in the last 2 weeks. Variation coefficient
Units: percentage

	Medicines for asthma	Medicines for chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema	Medicines for hypertension	Medicines for reducing blood cholesterol level	Medicines for other cardiovascular illnesses (brain haemorrhage, heart attack)	Medicines for pain in the joints (arthrosis, arthritis)	Medicines for neck or back pain	Medicines for headaches or migraines	Medicines for other types of pain	Medicines for diabetes	Medicines for allergy symptoms (eczema, rhinitis, hay fever)	Medicines for stomach problems	Medicines for cancer (chemotherapy)	Medicines for depression	Medicines for stress or anxiety	Sleeping pills	Antibiotics	Contraceptive pills	Hormones for menopause	Other medicines	
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	
Both sexes	
    Total	4.91	5.41	1.77	2.30	2.85	2.17	2.52	3.19	3.02	3.14	4.74	3.33	9.03	3.66	3.41	2.71	4.33	6.46	10.43	2.11	
    From 16 to 24 years old	17.28	40.45	51.84	72.41	69.54	29.16	20.63	15.05	11.20	48.19	15.26	23.14	100.00	36.72	29.70	34.78	13.11	13.01	.	10.09	
    From 25 to 44 years old	9.24	16.29	10.07	10.82	19.37	7.82	5.70	5.89	5.28	15.00	7.74	7.46	32.86	9.02	7.21	8.60	6.71	7.59	.	4.01	
    From 45 to 64 years old	9.64	10.77	3.07	3.85	6.00	3.66	3.92	5.11	5.02	5.81	7.74	5.15	16.15	5.54	5.31	4.56	7.31	29.51	11.39	3.38	
    65 years old and over	7.36	6.28	2.22	2.86	3.24	2.89	3.62	5.37	4.72	3.89	9.02	4.40	11.74	5.38	5.13	3.60	8.59	.	26.02	3.23	
Male	
    Total	8.28	7.21	2.78	3.47	4.23	4.43	4.74	6.65	4.50	4.63	7.87	4.86	15.05	7.49	6.72	5.22	7.08	.	.	3.17	
    From 16 to 24 years old	24.77	52.50	61.24	75.97	72.40	47.89	38.03	29.98	16.61	61.19	22.15	32.61	100.00	53.42	44.80	60.35	22.69	.	.	14.41	
    From 25 to 44 years old	15.75	23.23	13.98	13.43	30.35	14.06	10.08	12.47	7.83	19.87	12.09	11.37	63.32	14.97	12.42	15.19	11.09	.	.	6.79	
    From 45 to 64 years old	18.08	14.13	4.56	5.41	7.90	7.38	7.09	9.77	7.87	7.72	14.03	7.87	30.63	10.99	10.36	9.01	12.05	.	.	5.51	
    65 years old and over	11.89	8.46	3.63	4.74	4.92	5.99	7.50	12.63	7.89	6.06	15.62	6.80	18.22	13.09	12.66	7.16	13.65	.	.	4.78	
Female	
    Total	5.92	7.50	2.29	3.01	3.72	2.46	2.80	3.53	3.61	4.21	5.62	3.90	11.53	4.06	3.85	3.09	5.25	6.46	10.43	2.60	
    From 16 to 24 years old	24.04	61.14	87.64	100.00	100.00	36.18	24.61	17.03	14.06	78.21	19.58	29.51	..	49.40	39.25	40.50	16.44	13.01	.	13.45	
    From 25 to 44 years old	10.96	21.45	14.71	18.88	25.10	9.12	6.91	6.54	6.73	22.02	9.48	9.58	37.73	10.94	8.52	9.91	8.48	7.59	.	4.99	
    From 45 to 64 years old	11.34	14.56	4.24	5.29	8.63	4.19	4.49	5.76	6.22	8.36	9.23	6.53	18.84	6.34	6.12	5.37	8.66	29.51	11.39	4.12	
    65 years old and over	9.39	9.01	2.74	3.63	4.29	3.24	4.00	5.91	5.60	5.08	11.02	5.24	15.30	5.84	5.52	4.10	10.06	.	26.02	3.93	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) This includes dietary supplements, vitamins, contraceptive pills and other hormone medicines.

 2) The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which is not collected
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'Not applicable'
Source: National Statistics Institute