The pharmaceutical with the highest number of users in Norway in 2021, based on the number of prescriptions sold, was paracetamol. Nearly 683 thousand individuals were users of prescribed paracetamol in Norway that year. Phenoxymethylpenicillin, an antibacterial, had the seventh highest number of users with around 310 thousand.
Most used drugs in Norway in 2021, by active ingredient
(in 1,000s)
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Folkehelseinstituttet. (September 19, 2022). Most used drugs in Norway in 2021, by active ingredient (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944604/number-of-prescription-drug-users-in-norway-by-active-ingredient/
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