Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variablemed3
LabelCategory of medicine
Responses
1 Cardio vascular- Diuretics (2.2) 148
2 Beta blockers (2.4) 60
3 Combinations of diuretics & beta blockers 10
4 ACE inhibitors (2.5.5) 44
5 Vasodilators (2.5.1) & Centrally acting drugs (2.5.2.) 5
6 Sympatholytics (2.5.3, 2.5.4 & 2.5.6.) 3
7 Calcium blockers (2.6.2) 57
8 Anti-coagulants (2.8) 9
9 Lipid-lowering drugs (2.12) 9
10 Anti-platelet (2.9) 7
11 Other cardio-vascular(other anti-arrythymic 2.3 excluding 2. 110
12 Gastrointestinal - Antacids (1.1) & Ulcer healing drugs (1. 83
13 Other gastrointestinal (inc. anti spasmodics (1.2), anti dia 50
14 Respiratory - inc. bronchodilators (3.1) inhaled steriods (3 212
15 Central Nervous System - Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs 124
16 Opiates 11
17 Combinations of NSAIDs and opiates 94
18 Drugs used for anxiety (4.1), insomnia (4.1)schizophrenia (4 124
19 Other CNS(inc. appetite suppressants (4.5), nausea and vomit 53
20 Infections - Antibacterial and antiviral 18
21 Other drugs for infections (inc. anti fungal (5.2) and anti 16
22 Endoctrine - Drugs used in diabetes (6.1) 30
23 Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs (6.2.) 27
24 Corticosteroids (6.3.) 28
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 5
29 Cytotoxic drugs (8.1) 9
30 Nutrition and blood - Drugs for iron deficiency (9.1.1.) 13
31 Other drugs for anaemia (9.1.2) 6
32 Other minerals and vitamins (9.5, 9.6) 26
33 Musculoskeletal (inc. drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, gout e 21
34 Eye (11.1 -11.9), Ear (12.1), Nose (12.2) and Throat (12.3) 57
35 Skin (13.1 - 13.14) (inc. steroid & antibiotic creams and oi 54
36 Other 2
37 HRT and sex hormones (6.4.1) oestogen only 17
38 Progesterone only 2
39 Oestrogen and progesterone 14
40 Obsteterics and Gynaecology - Oral contraceptives (inc. post 0
41 Oestrogen and progesterone (7.3.4.) 5
97 Aspirin - specify dose 82
98 Salazopyrin - specify dose 2
-1 Not applicable 14141
99 Cannot specify 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994