As of 2018, Macrogol, a medicine used to treat constipation in both children and adults, was with 1.2 million the most frequently used medicine in the Netherlands. Macrogol was followed by Amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infection, with just over 1.1 million users in 2018, while Salbutamol came last in the top ten, with less than 900 thousand users.
Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2018
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Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (August 1, 2019). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2018 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. "Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2018 (in millions)." Chart. August 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (2019). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2018 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. "Leading Medicines with The Highest Usage in The Netherlands in 2018 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen, Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2018 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited February 28, 2020)
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