In 2020, macrogol, a medicine used to treat constipation in both children and adults, was the third most frequently used medicine in the Netherlands with around 1.2 million users. Amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infection, completed the top 10 with around 800 thousand users.
Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2020*
(in millions)
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Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (August 1, 2021). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2020* (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 16, 2022, 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 2020* (in millions)." Chart. August 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (2021). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2020* (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 16, 2022. 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 2020* (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2021, 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 2020* (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited January 16, 2022)
