Medication

1st time prescription in 2010

2009

2010

2011

2009

2010

2011

No.

%

%

%

Rate Ratio^*

95% CI^*

Rate Ratio^*

95% CI^*

Rate Ratio^*

95% CI^*

Amphetamine

324

34.0

47.2

43.2

4.03

3.49-4.65

5.17

4.65-5.75

4.43

3.93-4.99

CNS Stimulants

212

25.9

37.3

36.3

3.74

3.05-4.57

4.92

4.21-5.75

4.47

3.79-5.28

Anticonvulsants

1070

38.7

53.4

48.1

2.42

2.24-2.61

3.20

3.01-3.40

2.76

2.59-2.94

Ataractics-Tranquilizers

1708

32.0

45.2

42.7

2.04

1.90-2.19

2.78

2.63-2.93

2.52

2.38-2.67

Antiparkinsons

255

39.6

45.5

42.8

2.29

1.97-2.65

2.49

2.18-2.85

2.26

1.96-2.60

Non-Narcotic Analgesics

553

29.8

40.1

37.1

1.97

1.73-2.23

2.48

2.24-2.75

2.21

1.98-2.46

Sedative Non-Barbiturate

1214

29.6

41.1

38.1

1.82

1.67-1.99

2.41

2.25-2.58

2.14

1.99-2.30

Androgens^†

191

22.5

30.9

29.8

1.84

1.41-2.41

2.34

1.88-2.90

2.13

1.71-2.67

Cholesterol Reducers

151

33.1

39.7

34.4

1.74

1.39-2.18

2.00

1.65-2.42

1.68

1.35-2.09

Anti-Ulcer Drugs

2273

21.5

27.4

27.4

1.37

1.27-1.48

1.67

1.56-1.79

1.61

1.50-1.72

Adrenergics

358

19.6

21.5

19.8

1.58

1.29-1.92

1.62

1.34-1.95

1.42

1.17-1.74

Antihistamines

2541

21.0

24.4

24.4

1.46

1.35-1.57

1.60

1.49-1.71

1.53

1.43-1.64

Antiparasitics

918

23.4

25.9

25.8

1.51

1.35-1.69

1.57

1.41-1.75

1.51

1.36-1.68

Fungicides

2885

22.7

25.2

25.3

1.51

1.41-1.62

1.57

1.48-1.68

1.52

1.42-1.62

Estrogens^‡

629

28.3

34.7

36.9

1.29

1.14-1.47

1.53

1.37-1.70

1.58

1.42-1.75

Bronchial Dilators

2500

17.0

19.4

19.9

1.42

1.31-1.55

1.52

1.41-1.65

1.49

1.38-1.61

Diabetic Therapy

737

20.4

27.3

28.2

1.20

1.04-1.38

1.52

1.35-1.71

1.51

1.35-1.70

Cardiovascular

1366

20.2

27.2

27.1

1.17

1.05-1.30

1.50

1.38-1.64

1.44

1.32-1.58

Diuretics

1176

22.0

27.8

27.0

1.20

1.08-1.34

1.45

1.32-1.60

1.36

1.24-1.50

Antivirals

1217

20.1

23.5

23.9

1.30

1.17-1.46

1.44

1.30-1.59

1.41

1.27-1.55

Lipotropics

1676

19.2

25.8

26.0

1.10

1.00-1.22

1.42

1.31-1.55

1.38

1.27-1.50

Anticoagulants

906

22.7

26.5

26.7

1.26

1.11-1.42

1.40

1.26-1.56

1.36

1.22-1.52

Hypotensives

1494

17.7

24.4

25.6

1.03

0.92-1.15

1.36

1.24-1.49

1.38

1.26-1.50

Antineoplastics

393

20.9

24.4

25.2

1.20

0.99-1.46

1.34

1.12-1.59

1.33

1.12-1.58

Antiarthritics

4517

17.6

20.8

21.4

1.18

1.10-1.26

1.33

1.25-1.41

1.31

1.24-1.39

Oral contraceptives^‡

694

14.6

18.4

17.3

1.12

0.93-1.35

1.33

1.13-1.56

1.18

1.00-1.40

Progesterone^‡

323

24.2

26.0

24.2

1.30

1.07-1.58

1.30

1.08-1.57

1.18

0.97-1.43

Narcotic Analgesics

7745

15.7

18.1

18.7

1.14

1.08-1.21

1.25

1.19-1.32

1.24

11.18-1.30