Table 2 Distribution of the prescription rates (×1000) of AMC by diagnostic by country and the 10 most frequently assigned diagnostic categories in 2010
Prescription rates (%) | France | Germany | Italy | Netherlands | Poland | Spain | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bronchitis | 15.2 (20.2) | 1.8 (15.3) | 14.1 (10.1) | 3.2 (6.6) | 15.0 (13.7) | 17.0 (7.1) | 1.2 (2.7) |
Pharyngitis | 8.9 (11.9) | 0.2 (1.7) | 17.4 (12.4) | 0.3 (0.6) | 15.7 (14.4) | 8.0 (3.3) | 0.2 (0.4) |
Gastrointestinal infections | 2.7 (3.6) | 0.3 (2.5) | 20.1 (14.4) | 1.7 (3.5) | 1.3 (1.2) | 43.3 (18.0) | 1.3 (2.9) |
Other upper respiratory tract infections | 2.4 (3.2) | 0.4 (3.4) | 8.8 (6.3) | 1.4 (2.9) | 6.0 (5.5) | 12.8 (5.3) | 1.2 (2.7) |
Tonsillitis | 0.6 (0.8) | 1.1 (9.3) | 20.6 (14.7) | 1.6 (3.3) | 18.2 (16.7) | 35.8 (14.9) | 0.3 (0.7) |
Sinusitis | 8.4 (11.2) | 0.9 (7.6) | 3.0 (2.1) | 3.2 (6.6) | 7.9 (7.2) | 6.0 (2.5) | 0.7 (1.6) |
Skin infections | 2.6 (3.5) | 1.8 (15.3) | 8.1 (5.8) | 8.1 (16.8) | 3.5 (3.2) | 15.4 (6.4) | 4.1 (9.1) |
Cold/influenza | 3.1 (4.1) | 0.03 (0.3) | 1.2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 2.6 (2.4) | 2.8 (1.2) | 0.3 (0.7) |
Otitis media | 13.9 (18.5) | 0.7 (5.9) | 11.1 (7.9) | 2.6 (5.4) | 10.9 (10.0) | 24.6 (10.2) | 0.8 (1.8) |
Pneumonia | 2.5 (3.3) | 0.8 (6.8) | 1.5 (1.1) | 4.7 (9.7) | 2.7 (2.5) | 5.7 (2.4) | 0.2 (0.4) |
Total prescription rates AMC by country | 75.1 | 11.8 | 139.9 | 48.3 | 109.3 | 240.2 | 45.1 |