Table 2 List of the most 10 most used active substances in the population study and in the three regions ordered by % of treated children
From: Drug use profile in outpatient children and adolescents in different Italian regions
% of treated children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Study population | Regions | |||
Lombardy | Lazio | Puglia | ||
amoxicillin clavulanate | 41.6 | 43.2 (1) | 40.2 (1) | 41.5 (1) |
beclometasone | 23.5 | 18.8 (3) | 26.2 (2) | 25.5 (2) |
clarithromycin | 18.5 | 14.3 (5) | 18.8 (3) | 22.5 (3) |
amoxicillin | 18.2 | 27.7 (2) | 13.3 (7) | 13.7 (6) |
salbutamol | 14.8 | 15.2 (4) | 17.9 (4) | 11.2 (7) |
cefixime | 13.8 | 6.6 (9) | 15.7 (5) | 19.2 (4) |
azithromycin | 12.8 | 10.4 (6) | 12.8 (8) | 15.2 (5) |
betametasone | 9.7 | 7.2 (8) | 13.6 (6) | 8.3 (9) |
cefaclor | 8.0 | 7.5 (7) | 9.2 (9) | 7.2 (11) |
cetirizine | 5.9 | 5.8 (10) | 6.6 (11) | 5.4 (15) |
0-5 years old | Lombardy | Lazio | Puglia | |
amoxicillin clavulanate | 48.6 | 49.5 (1) | 46.1 (1) | 49.9 (1) |
beclometasone | 31.5 | 25.9 (3) | 36.4 (2) | 36.7 (2) |
amoxicillin | 27.5 | 37.0 (2) | 19.4 (5) | 18.4 (5) |
salbutamol | 22.4 | 21.6 (4) | 27.1 (3) | 18.1 (6) |
clarithromycin | 20.9 | 14.6 (5) | 23.6 (4) | 30.1 (3) |
cefixime | 13.5 | 6.7 (11) | 18.4 (7) | 21.2 (4) |
betametasone | 13.5 | 11.8 (6) | 18.6 (6) | 10.8 (12) |
azithromycin | 12.8 | 9.8 (8) | 13.6 (8) | 17.9 (7) |
cefaclor | 11.7 | 11.5 (7) | 12.7 (9) | 11.0 (10) |
flunisolide | 7.9 | 7.7 (9) | 7.8 (11) | 8.9 (14) |
6-11 years old | Lombardy | Lazio | Puglia | |
amoxicillin clavulanate | 41.7 | 42.6 (1) | 40.9 (1) | 41.1 (1) |
beclometasone | 19.8 | 15.8 (3) | 22.8 (2) | 23.0 (2) |
clarithromycin | 16.2 | 14.2 (4) | 17.0 (3) | 18.7 (4) |
amoxicillin | 16.2 | 23.3 (2) | 9.9 (9) | 11.3 (6) |
cefixime | 12.8 | 6.6 (8) | 15.5 (4) | 19.8 (3) |
azithromycin | 12.7 | 10.8 (6) | 12.8 (6) | 15.5 (5) |
salbutamol | 12.5 | 12.5 (5) | 15.4 (5) | 9.4 (7) |
betametasone | 8.1 | 5.3 (10) | 11.7 (7) | 8.6 (8) |
cefaclor | 7.8 | 6.6 (9) | 10.0 (8) | 7.6 (10) |
cetirizine | 7.5 | 7.7 (7) | 8.1 (10) | 6.8 (12) |
12-17 years old | Lombardy | Lazio | Puglia | |
amoxicillin clavulanate | 31.9 | 33.2 (1) | 30.5 (1) | 31.5 (1) |
clarithromycin | 14.8 | 13.7 (3) | 13.8 (3) | 17.5 (2) |
beclometasone | 12.8 | 10.2 (5) | 15.0 (2) | 14.4 (4) |
amoxicillin | 12.6 | 17.2 (2) | 8.2 (7) | 10.5 (6) |
azithromycin | 11.3 | 11.0 (4) | 11.7 (5) | 11.4 (5) |
cefixime | 10.9 | 6.4 (8) | 12.0 (4) | 16.0 (3) |
salbutamol | 6.5 | 7.5 (6) | 7.3 (8) | 4.5 (9) |
cetirizine | 5.6 | 6.5 (7) | 5.3 (9) | 4.7 (8) |
betametasone | 4.7 | 1.8 (15) | 8.3 (6) | 5.1 (7) |
levocetirizine | 4.6 | 4.5 (9) | 5.0 (10) | 4.3 (10) |