Læknablaðið - 15.01.1994, Síða 20

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LÆKNABLAÐIÐ
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við lífsstflstengdum vandamálum, eigi ekki
að greiða stærri hlut í kostnaði lyfjanna en
hinir sem taka þau við vel skilgreindum
sjúkdómum.
ÞAKKIR
Höfundar vilja þakka lyfsölum og
lyfjafræðingum í apótekum fyrir mjög góða
samvinnu við að afla upplýsinga sem þessi
grein byggist á.
SUMMARY
Drugs for peptic ulcer (ACT class A02B) are
extensively used in Iceland, 20 DDD/1000/day,
which is 2-3 times higher than in other
Scandinavian countries. A prescription survey was
carried out during one month in 1991 with the help
of pharmacists who registered all prescriptions
with regard to age and sex of the patient, the
speciality of the prescribing doctor and name,
dose and quantity of the drug. A total of 2021
prescriptions were registered accounting for around
90% of all prescriptions. The prevalence of peptic
ulcer drug use was 1.52% and maximal usage
was in the age group 70-79, 2.91%. H, blockers
accounted for 79%, omeprazole for 17%, and other
drugs for 4%. General practitioners prescribe 65%
of the drugs, gastroenterologists 15% and other
specialists 14%. If the patient himself collected the
drug he was asked to fill out a questionnaire with
regard to the reason for the prescription, previous
prescriptions and investigations. A total of 1131
(56%) questionnaires were received. Only 1%
of the patients did not know the reason for the
prescription. The patients registered that 30% of
the prescriptions were for peptic ulcer, 29% for
heartburn, 21% for gastritis, 9% for dyspepsia and
7% for prevention of side effects of other drugs.
Investigations were done in 67% of the patients,
but 33% received prescription after doctor’s
interview only. It was estimated from the data that
about 40% of the prescriptions were for non-ulcer
dyspepsia.
The results suggest that the extensive use of peptic
ulcer drugs in Iceland is due to excessive use in
non-ulcer dyspepsia.
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