European Health Survey  
MEDICINE CONSUMPTION
Type of medicine taken in the last 2 weeks by sex and country of birth. Population aged 15 years old and over that had take medicines in the last 2 weeks.
Units: percentage

	Medicines for coughing, flu, throat, bronchi			Medicines for pain			Medicines to lower fever			Tonics (vitamins, minerals, stimulants)			Laxatives			Antibiotics			Tranquilizers, sedatives, pills for sleeping			Medicines for allergies			Medicines for rheumatism			Medicines for heart problems			Medicines for blood pressure			Medicines for the stomach and/or digestive disorders			Antidepressants, stimulants			Contraceptive pills			Hormones for menopause			Medicines for cholesterol			Medicines for diabetes			Medicines for the thyroid gland			Other medicines			
	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	TOTAL	Yes	No	
Both sexes	
    Total	100.00	15.67	84.33	100.00	53.69	46.31	100.00	3.35	96.65	100.00	10.12	89.88	100.00	3.31	96.69	100.00	7.45	92.55	100.00	18.88	81.12	100.00	6.54	93.46	100.00	4.64	95.36	100.00	8.30	91.70	100.00	27.97	72.03	100.00	20.46	79.54	100.00	8.36	91.64	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	19.31	80.69	100.00	9.44	90.56	100.00	6.24	93.76	100.00	19.18	80.82	
    Spain	100.00	15.70	84.30	100.00	53.19	46.81	100.00	3.20	96.80	100.00	9.94	90.06	100.00	3.55	96.45	100.00	7.51	92.49	100.00	19.93	80.07	100.00	6.29	93.71	100.00	5.01	94.99	100.00	8.88	91.12	100.00	29.63	70.37	100.00	21.15	78.85	100.00	8.89	91.11	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	20.59	79.41	100.00	9.88	90.12	100.00	6.37	93.63	100.00	19.71	80.29	
    Abroad	100.00	15.44	84.56	100.00	57.83	42.17	100.00	4.59	95.41	100.00	11.56	88.44	100.00	1.33	98.67	100.00	6.96	93.04	100.00	10.31	89.69	100.00	8.62	91.38	100.00	1.57	98.43	100.00	3.56	96.44	100.00	14.34	85.66	100.00	14.81	85.19	100.00	3.95	96.05	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	8.80	91.20	100.00	5.89	94.11	100.00	5.16	94.84	100.00	14.77	85.23	
Men	
    Total	100.00	17.26	82.74	100.00	44.49	55.51	100.00	3.00	97.00	100.00	6.74	93.26	100.00	1.62	98.38	100.00	6.95	93.05	100.00	13.19	86.81	100.00	5.80	94.20	100.00	2.71	97.29	100.00	10.90	89.10	100.00	30.66	69.34	100.00	20.44	79.56	100.00	5.29	94.71	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	21.15	78.85	100.00	11.38	88.62	100.00	1.95	98.05	100.00	21.18	78.82	
    Spain	100.00	17.08	82.92	100.00	43.93	56.07	100.00	2.86	97.14	100.00	6.61	93.39	100.00	1.67	98.33	100.00	6.90	93.10	100.00	13.70	86.30	100.00	5.77	94.23	100.00	2.93	97.07	100.00	11.49	88.51	100.00	32.11	67.89	100.00	20.82	79.18	100.00	5.63	94.37	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	22.04	77.96	100.00	11.87	88.13	100.00	1.93	98.07	100.00	21.63	78.37	
    Abroad	100.00	18.92	81.08	100.00	49.80	50.20	100.00	4.30	95.70	100.00	7.99	92.01	100.00	1.10	98.90	100.00	7.50	92.50	100.00	8.36	91.64	100.00	6.13	93.87	100.00	0.62	99.38	100.00	5.35	94.65	100.00	16.96	83.04	100.00	16.87	83.13	100.00	2.10	97.90	..	..	..	..	..	..	100.00	12.69	87.31	100.00	6.78	93.22	100.00	2.14	97.86	100.00	16.95	83.05	
Women	
    Total	100.00	14.45	85.55	100.00	60.75	39.25	100.00	3.62	96.38	100.00	12.71	87.29	100.00	4.60	95.40	100.00	7.84	92.16	100.00	23.25	76.75	100.00	7.11	92.89	100.00	6.12	93.88	100.00	6.31	93.69	100.00	25.90	74.10	100.00	20.48	79.52	100.00	10.71	89.29	100.00	7.72	92.28	100.00	0.75	99.25	100.00	17.90	82.10	100.00	7.95	92.05	100.00	9.53	90.47	100.00	17.64	82.36	
    Spain	100.00	14.61	85.39	100.00	60.48	39.52	100.00	3.47	96.53	100.00	12.57	87.43	100.00	5.03	94.97	100.00	8.00	92.00	100.00	24.83	75.17	100.00	6.70	93.30	100.00	6.65	93.35	100.00	6.83	93.17	100.00	27.68	72.32	100.00	21.41	78.59	100.00	11.47	88.53	100.00	7.56	92.44	100.00	0.74	99.26	100.00	19.45	80.55	100.00	8.31	91.69	100.00	9.86	90.14	100.00	18.20	81.80	
    Abroad	100.00	13.29	86.71	100.00	62.80	37.20	100.00	4.77	95.23	100.00	13.78	86.22	100.00	1.47	98.53	100.00	6.62	93.38	100.00	11.52	88.48	100.00	10.17	89.83	100.00	2.16	97.84	100.00	2.45	97.55	100.00	12.71	87.29	100.00	13.53	86.47	100.00	5.11	94.89	100.00	8.56	91.44	100.00	0.81	99.19	100.00	6.39	93.61	100.00	5.34	94.66	100.00	7.04	92.96	100.00	13.41	86.59	
Notes:
1) Hormonal medicines for menopause are only recorded for women.
 Contraceptive pill is only recorded for women under 65 years old

 The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for this classification in the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less 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