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__Aims__ We describe the use of medication with symptomatic relief of migraine as specific indication by analysing prescription data from the entire Danish population in 1994 and 1995. __Methods__ The data for sumatriptan were analysed at the level of the individual user. We used aggregated data for ergotamine drugs. __Results__ Sumatriptan constituted 46% of the total amount of defined daily doses (DDD) sold and 94% of the total pharmacy retail price expenses in the drug‐group studied. In total, 43 389 users of sumatriptan were identified who presented 340 148 prescriptions, corresponding to 2.2 million DDD of sumatriptan. The quarterly consumption increased by 50% during the study period. Tablets accounted for 92% of consumption. The 1 year period prevalence of use of sumatriptan among persons 16 years and older was 7.8 per 1000 in 1995 with a female to male prevalence ratio of 3.8:1. Use was most common in the age interval 35–54 years. Regional differences in use, which were not large, were positively correlated to the degree of urbanization. The incidence of use of sumatriptan was estimated at 3.6 per 1000 person‐years. The intensity of use of sumatriptan varied greatly with 1.
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- Author
- David Gaist; Morten Andersen; Ann‐Lisbeth Aarup; Jesper Hallas; Lars Freng Gram
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 0306-5251)
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)