Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variablemed1
LabelCategory of medicine
Responses
1 Cardio vascular- Diuretics (2.2) 350
2 Beta blockers (2.4) 323
3 Combinations of diuretics & beta blockers 70
4 ACE inhibitors (2.5.5) 101
5 Vasodilators (2.5.1) & Centrally acting drugs (2.5.2.) 23
6 Sympatholytics (2.5.3, 2.5.4 & 2.5.6.) 13
7 Calcium blockers (2.6.2) 206
8 Anti-coagulants (2.8) 49
9 Lipid-lowering drugs (2.12) 33
10 Anti-platelet (2.9) 10
11 Other cardio-vascular(other anti-arrythymic 2.3 excluding 2. 182
12 Gastrointestinal - Antacids (1.1) & Ulcer healing drugs (1. 246
13 Other gastrointestinal (inc. anti spasmodics (1.2), anti dia 100
14 Respiratory - inc. bronchodilators (3.1) inhaled steriods (3 646
15 Central Nervous System - Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs 469
16 Opiates 32
17 Combinations of NSAIDs and opiates 244
18 Drugs used for anxiety (4.1), insomnia (4.1)schizophrenia (4 314
19 Other CNS(inc. appetite suppressants (4.5), nausea and vomit 208
20 Infections - Antibacterial and antiviral 249
21 Other drugs for infections (inc. anti fungal (5.2) and anti 48
22 Endoctrine - Drugs used in diabetes (6.1) 145
23 Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs (6.2.) 140
24 Corticosteroids (6.3.) 56
26 Other endocrine (6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7) 27
28 Other (inc. vaginal tablets 7.2.1, 7.2.2), spermicide (7.3.3 18
29 Cytotoxic drugs (8.1) 50
30 Nutrition and blood - Drugs for iron deficiency (9.1.1.) 80
31 Other drugs for anaemia (9.1.2) 31
32 Other minerals and vitamins (9.5, 9.6) 46
33 Musculoskeletal (inc. drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, gout e 81
34 Eye (11.1 -11.9), Ear (12.1), Nose (12.2) and Throat (12.3) 125
35 Skin (13.1 - 13.14) (inc. steroid & antibiotic creams and oi 227
36 Other 14
37 HRT and sex hormones (6.4.1) oestogen only 181
38 Progesterone only 20
39 Oestrogen and progesterone 170
40 Obsteterics and Gynaecology - Oral contraceptives (inc. post 36
41 Oestrogen and progesterone (7.3.4.) 249
97 Aspirin - specify dose 178
98 Salazopyrin - specify dose 11
-1 Not applicable 9956
99 Cannot specify 52
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994