| Antimicrobial | ATC Class | Number of prescriptions/1,000 inhabitants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |||
| Roman numerals I to III indicate the ranking of antimicrobials based on importance in human medicine as outlined by the Veterinary Drugs Directorate. ATC = Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical. NPD = No prescriptions dispensed. |
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| I | Amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor | Combinations of penicillins, including β-lactamase inhibitors (J01CR) | 18.66 | 18.41 | 17.54 | 17.69 | 16.98 | 18.66 | 19.35 | 19.67 | 20.54 | 21.02 |
| Cefixime | Third-generation cephalosporins (J01DD) | 5.66 | 5.28 | 4.83 | 4.23 | 3.68 | 3.74 | 3.77 | 3.98 | 4.23 | 4.46 | |
| Ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin | Fluoroquinolones (J01MA) | 76.23 | 81.03 | 85.73 | 91.74 | 94.22 | 95.30 | 98.66 | 97.58 | 97.42 | 96.40 | |
| Vancomycin | Glycopeptides (J01XA) | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | |
| Metronidazole | Imidazole (J01XD) | NPD | 16.65 | 16.71 | 17.09 | 17.25 | 17.41 | 18.50 | 17.70 | 18.06 | 18.60 | |
| Linezolid | Linezolid (J01XX) | NPD | < 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 | |
| II | Ampicillin, amoxicillin, pivampicillin | Penicillins with extended spectrum (J01CA) | 193.18 | 183.54 | 171.05 | 169.81 | 156.08 | 168.34 | 168.93 | 158.51 | 155.79 | 157.44 |
| Penicillin G, penicillin V | β-lactamase sensitive penicillins (J01CE) | 45.42 | 42.10 | 39.85 | 39.62 | 36.59 | 36.89 | 37.25 | 34.87 | 32.93 | 32.09 | |
| Cloxacillin | β-lactamase resistant penicillins (J01CF) | 19.78 | 18.38 | 16.78 | 15.61 | 14.17 | 12.49 | 11.87 | 10.34 | 9.30 | 8.35 | |
| Cephalexin, cefadroxil | First-generation cephalosporins (J01DB) | 41.03 | 41.70 | 43.07 | 45.23 | 45.65 | 48.36 | 51.48 | 49.95 | 50.17 | 50.09 | |
| Cefaclor, cefprozil, cefuroxime axetil | Second-generation cephalosporins (J01DC) | 55.09 | 48.95 | 43.06 | 41.41 | 39.37 | 39.65 | 37.39 | 32.64 | 30.78 | 29.74 | |
| Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, sulfadiazine and trimethoprim | Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, including derivatives (J01EE) | 56.52 | 50.62 | 44.56 | 41.05 | 37.12 | 35.15 | 35.45 | 33.67 | 33.57 | 33.11 | |
| Azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin | Macrolides (J01FA) | 146.55 | 149.72 | 145.48 | 149.00 | 138.51 | 149.25 | 146.93 | 134.69 | 132.75 | 131.97 | |
| Clindamycin | Lincosamides (J01FF) | 15.92 | 16.74 | 17.63 | 18.48 | 18.85 | 19.73 | 21.86 | 21.94 | 22.11 | 22.33 | |
| Tobramycin | Aminoglycosides (J01GB) | 0.06 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NPD | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| Nalidixic acid | Other quinolones, excluding fluoroquinolones (J01MB) | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NPD | < 0.01 | |
| Erythromycin-sulfisoxazole | Sulfonamide combinations, excluding trimethoprim (J01RA) | 3.50 | 2.43 | 1.58 | 1.05 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.52 | 0.36 | 0.12 | < 0.01 | |
| Fusidic acid | Steroid antibacterials (J01XC) | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.02 | |
| III | Doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline | Tetracyclines (J01AA) | 43.47 | 41.16 | 39.31 | 38.41 | 36.71 | 36.33 | 37.07 | 35.55 | 35.52 | 35.63 |
| Chloramphenicol | Amphenicols (J01BA) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NPD | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NPD | NPD | NPD | NPD | |
| Trimethoprim | Trimethoprim and derivatives (J01EA) | 2.22 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.16 | 2.02 | 1.85 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.87 | 1.91 | |
| Sulfamethizole, sulfapyridine, sulfisoxazole | Short-acting sulfonamides (J01EB) | 0.07 | 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | NPD | |
| Sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole | Intermediate-acting sulfonamides (J01EC) | 0.02 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofuran derivatives (J01XE) | 14.61 | 15.76 | 16.41 | 17.48 | 19.13 | 20.35 | 22.67 | 23.20 | 24.89 | 27.05 | |
| Fosfomycin | Fosfomycin (J01XX) | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.02 | |
| NC | Methenamine | Methenamine (J01XX) | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.24 |
| Total (J01) | 738.98 | 735.62 | 706.57 | 710.89 | 677.86 | 704.95 | 714.52 | 677.44 | 670.79 | 671.10 | ||