Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variablemed2
LabelCategory of medicine
Responses
1 Cardio vascular- Diuretics (2.2) 245
2 Beta blockers (2.4) 144
3 Combinations of diuretics & beta blockers 18
4 ACE inhibitors (2.5.5) 70
5 Vasodilators (2.5.1) & Centrally acting drugs (2.5.2.) 17
6 Sympatholytics (2.5.3, 2.5.4 & 2.5.6.) 13
7 Calcium blockers (2.6.2) 121
8 Anti-coagulants (2.8) 20
9 Lipid-lowering drugs (2.12) 13
10 Anti-platelet (2.9) 5
11 Other cardio-vascular(other anti-arrythymic 2.3 excluding 2. 160
12 Gastrointestinal - Antacids (1.1) & Ulcer healing drugs (1. 125
13 Other gastrointestinal (inc. anti spasmodics (1.2), anti dia 86
14 Respiratory - inc. bronchodilators (3.1) inhaled steriods (3 477
15 Central Nervous System - Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs 224
16 Opiates 27
17 Combinations of NSAIDs and opiates 146
18 Drugs used for anxiety (4.1), insomnia (4.1)schizophrenia (4 210
19 Other CNS(inc. appetite suppressants (4.5), nausea and vomit 118
20 Infections - Antibacterial and antiviral 58
21 Other drugs for infections (inc. anti fungal (5.2) and anti 33
22 Endoctrine - Drugs used in diabetes (6.1) 76
23 Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs (6.2.) 48
24 Corticosteroids (6.3.) 31
26 Other endocrine (6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7) 8
28 Other (inc. vaginal tablets 7.2.1, 7.2.2), spermicide (7.3.3 13
29 Cytotoxic drugs (8.1) 18
30 Nutrition and blood - Drugs for iron deficiency (9.1.1.) 31
31 Other drugs for anaemia (9.1.2) 15
32 Other minerals and vitamins (9.5, 9.6) 39
33 Musculoskeletal (inc. drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, gout e 29
34 Eye (11.1 -11.9), Ear (12.1), Nose (12.2) and Throat (12.3) 92
35 Skin (13.1 - 13.14) (inc. steroid & antibiotic creams and oi 111
36 Other 5
37 HRT and sex hormones (6.4.1) oestogen only 42
38 Progesterone only 6
39 Oestrogen and progesterone 30
40 Obsteterics and Gynaecology - Oral contraceptives (inc. post 5
41 Oestrogen and progesterone (7.3.4.) 27
97 Aspirin - specify dose 110
98 Salazopyrin - specify dose 10
-1 Not applicable 12718
99 Cannot specify 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994