title: [Prescription for diazepam 5 mg tablets in Vestfold 1989 and 1995].
abstract: During the last five years, the prescription of tranquillizers has been reduced by 26% in Vestfold County compared with 19% in the country as a whole. This is probably a result of two initiatives: a common strategy to reduce prescription in the county, and monitoring prescription rate of the individual general practitioners. We examined the prescription of diazepam 5 mg tablets and found a reduction of more than 30% from 1989 to 1995. The reduction was greatest among the younger age groups and decreased with increasing age. The most probable reason for this pattern is a more restrictive attitude among general practitioners towards using diazepam to treat the young and middle-aged. The results for 1995 show that women still receive about 60% more diazepam than men, and women aged 70-79 years receive 117% more than women aged 40-49 years.
authors.affiliation: Fylkeslegen i Vestfold, Tønsberg.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Otterstad
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sundene
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D013607:Tablets
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D013607:Tablets; D003975:Diazepam
vernacular_title: Forskrivning av diazepam 5 mg tabletter i Vestfold i 1989 og 1995.