In 2023, macrogol (including combinations), a medicine used to treat constipation in both children and adults, was the most frequently used medicine in the Netherlands with around 1.4 million users. Amoxicillin, an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infection, was ranked fourth with around 1.1 million users.
Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2023
(in million users)
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Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (August 31, 2024). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2023 (in million users) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, 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 2023 (in million users)." Chart. August 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen. (2024). Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2023 (in million users). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. 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 2023 (in Million Users)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2024, 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 2023 (in million users) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading medicines with the highest usage in the Netherlands in 2023 (in million users) [Graph], Stichting Farmaceutische Kengetallen, August 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/708125/leading-medicines-with-the-highest-usage-in-the-netherlands/
