Health, United States, 2003; with chartbook on trends in the health of Americans

Number of drugs per 100 population 4 Total number of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400.3 604.3 321.1 502.1 475.6 701.9 Antidepressants (depression and related disorders). . . . . . . 13.8 30.2 9.1 20.0 18.2 40.0 NSAID 6 (pain relief) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.9 30.1 16.0 25.4 23.7 34.7 Antiasthmatics/bronchodilators (asthma, breathing) . . . . . . . 13.0 24.7 11.7 21.4 14.3 27.9 Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 23.7 5.4 24.0 5.4 23.4 Hypertension control drugs, not otherwise specified (high blood pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 23.6 4.1 20.5 7.8 26.6 Nonnarcotic analgesics (pain relief) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.4 23.6 13.0 21.9 15.7 25.3 Antihistamines (allergies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.7 22.7 10.8 17.3 16.4 27.9 Acid/peptic disorders (gastrointestinal reflux, ulcers). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 21.4 9.8 18.3 14.1 24.3 Blood glucose/sugar regulators (diabetes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 19.8 8.6 19.1 10.4 20.6 Vitamins/minerals (dietary supplements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 16.8 3.4 10.3 14.8 23.1 ACE inhibitors (high blood pressure, heart disease). . . . . . . 9.6 16.8 9.0 16.5 10.2 17.0 Narcotic analgesics (pain relief) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 16.7 10.3 13.4 12.2 19.9 Diuretics (high blood pressure, heart disease). . . . . . . . . . . 10.2 16.6 7.8 13.4 12.6 19.6 Penicillins (bacterial infections) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.6 13.1 15.5 12.6 17.7 13.6 Estrogens/progestins (menopause, hot flashes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.8 14.9

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