| Antimicrobial | ATC Class | Total active ingredients (kg) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. NPD = No prescriptions dispensed. |
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| I | Amoxicillin and enzyme inhibitor | Combinations of penicillins, including ß-lactamase inhibitors (J01CR) | 7,148.28 | 7,295.71 | 7,114.06 | 7,492.67 | 7,491.56 | 8,414.31 | 7,327.38 | 8,021.73 | 8,693.64 | 9,226.06 |
| Cefixime | Third-generation cephalosporins (J01DD) | 441.47 | 412.56 | 372.50 | 321.45 | 275.37 | 282.37 | 274.85 | 303.43 | 322.03 | 341.62 | |
| Ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin | Fluoroquinolones (J01MA) | 17,387.35 | 17,569.37 | 17,718.15 | 18,469.28 | 18,738.69 | 18,781.31 | 19,348.63 | 19,806.00 | 19,946.58 | 19,887.45 | |
| Vancomycin | Glycopeptides (J01XA) | 25.90 | 28.25 | 32.23 | 40.56 | 70.36 | 79.17 | 75.77 | 83.99 | 83.73 | 92.64 | |
| Metronidazole | Imidazole (J01XD) | NPD | 4,808.34 | 4,927.11 | 5,126.54 | 5,237.51 | 5,311.07 | 5,563.92 | 5,587.82 | 5,791.00 | 6,029.97 | |
| Linezolid | Linezolid (J01XX) | NPD | 1.55 | 4.91 | 10.82 | 17.29 | 23.26 | 22.44 | 25.34 | 26.11 | 31.40 | |
| II | Ampicillin, amoxicillin, pivampicillin | Penicillins with extended spectrum (J01CA) | 57,566.37 | 56,004.37 | 53,404.23 | 53,132.75 | 51,471.46 | 53,138.73 | 53,534.52 | 53,445.93 | 54,514.38 | 56,323.55 |
| Penicillin G, penicillin V | ß-lactamase sensitive penicillins (J01CE) | 15,079.86 | 14,253.92 | 13,722.26 | 13,802.13 | 12,916.80 | 13,174.53 | 14,201.96 | 13,987.12 | 14,106.88 | 13,770.75 | |
| Cloxacillin | ß-lactamase resistant penicillins (J01CF) | 8,351.00 | 8,004.27 | 7,376.34 | 7,135.18 | 6,596.38 | 5,861.06 | 5,604.72 | 5,159.24 | 4,777.53 | 4,358.02 | |
| Cephalexin, cefadroxil | First-generation cephalosporins (J01DB) | 16,693.30 | 17,295.99 | 18,358.43 | 19,683.24 | 20,312.94 | 21,585.02 | 22,980.75 | 23,353.79 | 24,059.39 | 24,305.64 | |
| Cefaclor, cefprozil, cefuroxime axetil | Second-generation cephalosporins (J01DC) | 11,099.40 | 9,857.59 | 8,712.26 | 8,570.41 | 8,277.23 | 8,410.81 | 7,937.34 | 7,424.93 | 7,216.85 | 7,129.01 | |
| Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, sulfadiazine and trimethoprim | Combinations of sulfonamides and trimethoprim, including derivatives (J01EE) | 26,196.41 | 23,815.65 | 21,549.97 | 20,179.30 | 19,226.17 | 18,858.59 | 15,433.23 | 15,085.01 | 15,137.72 | 15,065.30 | |
| Azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin | Macrolides (J01FA) | 25,163.98 | 23,844.04 | 21,665.44 | 22,138.28 | 21,168.11 | 22,746.49 | 22,653.74 | 22,523.94 | 22,791.17 | 22,912.47 | |
| Clindamycin | Lincosamides (J01FF) | 3,289.35 | 3,590.12 | 3,896.00 | 4,272.26 | 4,441.95 | 4,499.59 | 4,976.64 | 5,303.74 | 5,553.15 | 5,746.53 | |
| Tobramycin | Aminoglycosides (J01GB) | 29.66 | 0.36 | 0.04 | < 0.01 | 0.01 | NPD | 15.03 | 20.21 | 20.16 | 22.91 | |
| Nalidixic acid | Other quinolones, excluding fluoroquinolones (J01MB) | 76.31 | 62.19 | 52.12 | 45.35 | 41.87 | 1.05 | 0.26 | 0.01 | NPD | 0.01 | |
| Erythromycin-sulfisoxazole | Sulfonamide combinations, excluding trimethoprim (J01RA) | 2,745.17 | 1,910.05 | 1,251.28 | 843.14 | 548.87 | 494.05 | 104.71 | 76.33 | 25.67 | 0.02 | |
| Fusidic acid | Steroid antibacterials (J01XC) | 34.79 | 39.06 | 35.54 | 37.27 | 36.64 | 41.91 | 42.73 | 34.22 | 30.08 | 14.26 | |
| III | Doxycycline, minocycline, tetracycline | Tetracyclines (J01AA) | 14,112.37 | 13,169.24 | 12,595.12 | 11,902.77 | 11,050.90 | 10,709.61 | 10,280.96 | 9,678.89 | 9,419.51 | 9,305.23 |
| Chloramphenicol | Amphenicols (J01BA) | 0.78 | 0.99 | 0.20 | NPD | 0.06 | 0.01 | NPD | NPD | NPD | NPD | |
| Trimethoprim | Trimethoprim and derivatives (J01EA) | 315.71 | 297.29 | 310.34 | 307.34 | 288.32 | 265.98 | 265.88 | 261.01 | 242.58 | 247.57 | |
| Sulfamethizole, sulfapyridine, sulfisoxazole | Short-acting sulfonamides (J01EB) | 105.38 | 13.45 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.03 | NPD | |
| Sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole | Intermediate-acting sulfonamides (J01EC) | 28.08 | 4.48 | 4.77 | 5.55 | 4.51 | 2.93 | 2.27 | 2.36 | 1.33 | 0.04 | |
| Nitrofurantoin | Nitrofuran derivatives (J01XE) | 935.24 | 981.97 | 1,019.51 | 1,073.19 | 1,152.40 | 1,210.89 | 1,323.74 | 1,390.41 | 1,503.67 | 1,622.82 | |
| Fosfomycin | Fosfomycin (J01XX) | 64.76 | 74.26 | 48.00 | 35.71 | 26.28 | 20.78 | 17.78 | 11.00 | 1.97 | 5.04 | |
| NC | Methenamine | Methenamine (J01XX) | 389.51 | 356.69 | 350.35 | 296.88 | 282.20 | 253.34 | 249.14 | 261.99 | 163.43 | 210.98 |
| Total (J01) | 207,280.44 | 203,691.77 | 194,522.04 | 194,923.13 | 189,674.87 | 194,167.12 | 192,238.56 | 191,848.71 | 194,428.77 | 196,649.29 | ||