Pharmaceuticals of disputed effectiveness prescribed at the expense of the statutory health insurance (number in thousand packages and sales in millions of Euro). Classification: years, Germany, pharmaceutical groups

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prescribed pharmaceuticals: Number

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Pharmaceutical groupYear (descending)
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collapsePharmaceutical groups of
disputed effectiveness
altogether
247,488153,88951,99234,16725,60124,57523,76023,765
Anabolics17828......
Analgesics combined with
      other agents
.532......
Antiacid combinations2,169503126411610633669753
Antiallergics, topical2,337.......
Antianemic combinations1,326319......
Antiarrhythmic drug
      combinations
4431003615....
Anti-arthritis medications
      and antiphlogistics
.2,20919213057504952
Antibiotics..36811787807771
Anti-dementia medications.5,7241,418626277256238232
Antidiarrheal drugs (others)4,504893313124....
Antidysmenorrhoe agents.62456.....
Antiemetic combinations2,7611,365......
Antihypotonic agents.2,52743117018161412
Anti-cataract agents.219......
Antiphlogistic drugs
      (combinations and others)
5,129.......
Antipruriginous agents.3,529917477422421415421
Antitussive combinations5,7142,07942126281372517
Antivertiginosa (E)..1,0671,0951,1131,0409961,020
Carminative drugs4,0872,346659488444436408401
Cholagogic drugs3,247799......
Cartilage protective drugs2,411.......
Clenbuterol combinations..1,6306021941479763
Clofibrin (ester) acid.11430.....
Codein combinations (others)..359125....
Corticosteroid combinations
      (dermatic medication)
3,818131......
Cromoglicin acid combinations..808459266234222217
Intestinal flora agents.2,634749726621542536500
Dermatic medication
      (antibiotic combinations)
..34174....
Dermatic (antihydrotics)........
Dermatic (Antimycotic-
      Corticoid combinations)
..1,9862,1552,5442,5832,6162,790
Dermatic (baths)..144112112114113117
Dermatic (gamolen acid a.s.o.)........
Dermatic (gamolen acid
      topical)
........
Dermatic (hair restorer)..5440....
Dermatic (keratolytics)..467438495500504520
Dermatics (scleroderma
      medicine)
...11....
Dermatic medication (others)1,2333,07588205309302520
Dimenhydrinatkombinationen (E)..568706719717677690
Circulation stimulants19,9044,0352,130765230198175164
Durchblutungsfördernde
      Mittel (Alprostadil)
...12....
Enzyme combinations (oral).644......
Expectorants46,58535,95914,0548,6215,9925,6015,3414,990
Expectorants antibiotics
      combinations
..2,08682630132.
Fusafungine........
Glucocorticoid combinations785.......
Influenza medications4,7291,8535732851321079179
Gynecologic medication
      (others)
2,31157071.....
Hemorrhoid medications5,1872,5168323401211038670
Hypnotic drugs (barbiturates
      and combinations)
3,282.......
Hypnotics (herbal)..33821013411610696
Hypnotics / sedatives.2,545......
Immunity stimulants.2,93951621794909588
Immunity stimulants
      (cytostatics)
..30524280736765
Immunity stimulants
      (bronchial)
..8025....
Immunity therapeutic agents
      (plant-derivatives)
6,682.......
Heart medications (plant-
      derivatives)
5,3232,228......
Climacterium therapeutics.1,078244145....
Coronary dilators4572734267....
Antianginals (vegetable)...66767218267
Laxatives.3,564416136167180105193
Liver therapeutic drugs2,968564......
Antilipemic drugs (others)93011624117108107186103
Gastrointestinal agents
      (herbal)
........
Magnesium preparations10,0445,88823814515418612193
Methylxanthine compounds.26......
Migraine drugs (combinations)3,8941,34122411120167229
Motility increasing drugs
      (combinations)
1,114.......
Motility increasing drugs /
      gastro-intestinal agents
      (vegetable)
.1,089......
Mouth and throat therapeutic
      drugs
9,0326,5631,269873799753329702
Muscle relaxants
      (combinations)
2,93156......
Muskelrelaxantien
      (Tolperison etc.) (E)
....375350124329
Neural therapeutic drugs1,838.......
Neuropathy preparations.2,76490.....
Nitrofurantoin preparations........
Emergency optical medications1,524.......
Opthalmic drug (others)5,0753,2494693223173152,997342
Opthalmic drug - combinations.3,358......
Opthalmic drug combinations
      (antiallergics)
........
Opthalmic drug combinations
      (antibiotics)
..2,6362,8063,0653,044413,215
Opthalmic drug combinations
      (glucocorticoids)
..71.....
Opipramole........
Otologic drug combinations
      (antibiotics)
..643413827416556
Otologic drug combinations
      (corticoids)
..741429190173157156
Pancreas medicine (vegetable)...12014814233298
Prokinetics..209212193174279120
Prostate drugs5,480.......
Prostate agents (plant-
      derivatives)
.2,335......
Psychoactive drugs (plant-
      derivatives)
2,8023,544499357306290119295
Psychoactive drugs (others)...177....
Rheumatism agents (external)28,19011,5653,1797741731401,028105
Rhinologic drugs
      (combinations)
4,4717,8501,7801,3891,1181,0402591,006
Antispasmodic agents.2,756......
Spasmolytics (oral, rectal)........
Spasmolytics (others)..594380296279134259
Tiaprid..272216153143143134
Urological drugs........
Urological drugs (anti-
      infective) agents
.663......
Urological drugs
      (antiinfective drugs and
      herbal)
..6866661181301,970151
Urologic drugs (combinations
      and others)
5,835.......
Urological agents (plant-
      derivatives)
.1,405......
Urological (antispasmodic)
      agents
.1,9612,1232,2122,1682,0642631,995
Veins therapeutics18,7394,366122.....
Digestive enzymes
      (combinations)
2,641.......
Vitamins (E and B
      combinations)
5,104.......
Vitamin combinations.879.47....
Wound treatment agents.3,080427312276275407435
Wound treatment agents
      (others)
..23016411510564259
Xanthine combinations274.......
Other preparations.5155514024003879996
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The Federal Health Monitoring System 29. Mar 2024