title: [Comparisons outpatient drug prescriptions: France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden].
abstract: Comparisons outpatient drug prescriptions: France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Project compares quantitatively outpatient drug prescriptions in France, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were obtained from national databases; the unit of measurement was defined daily dose per 1000 inhabitants. The five most prescribed drug classes were compared in each country in 2009, then benzodiazepines and antibiotics from 2006 to 2012. A literature review was focused on the context of prescriptions for each country.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 2009, the five most prescribed drug classes in the four countries represented seven classes in total. France was not the biggest prescriber of drugs, but from 2006 to 2012 benzodiazepines and antibiotics were prescribed much more in France than in the other countries. The evolution of prescriptions was different for each country, and very stable in France.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In 2009, France was not the biggest drugs consumer of all classes, but was characterized by high prescriptions in some classes.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine de Lille 2, 59000 Lille, France. Electronic address: b.dezileaux@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dezileaux
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine de Lille 2, 59000 Lille, France.
authors.forename: Florie
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003718:Denmark; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009664:Norway; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D013548:Sweden
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D004232:Diuretics; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D001569:Benzodiazepines
keywords: Ambulatory care; Drug prescriptions; Europe du Nord; France; Northern Europe; Prescriptions médicamenteuses; Soins ambulatoires