Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 1994

Variable Details

Variablemed4
LabelCategory of medicine
Responses
1 Cardio vascular- Diuretics (2.2) 71
2 Beta blockers (2.4) 32
3 Combinations of diuretics & beta blockers 3
4 ACE inhibitors (2.5.5) 21
5 Vasodilators (2.5.1) & Centrally acting drugs (2.5.2.) 3
6 Sympatholytics (2.5.3, 2.5.4 & 2.5.6.) 2
7 Calcium blockers (2.6.2) 49
8 Anti-coagulants (2.8) 11
9 Lipid-lowering drugs (2.12) 3
10 Anti-platelet (2.9) 3
11 Other cardio-vascular(other anti-arrythymic 2.3 excluding 2. 102
12 Gastrointestinal - Antacids (1.1) & Ulcer healing drugs (1. 51
13 Other gastrointestinal (inc. anti spasmodics (1.2), anti dia 25
14 Respiratory - inc. bronchodilators (3.1) inhaled steriods (3 108
15 Central Nervous System - Non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs 75
16 Opiates 8
17 Combinations of NSAIDs and opiates 39
18 Drugs used for anxiety (4.1), insomnia (4.1)schizophrenia (4 60
19 Other CNS(inc. appetite suppressants (4.5), nausea and vomit 35
20 Infections - Antibacterial and antiviral 19
21 Other drugs for infections (inc. anti fungal (5.2) and anti 12
22 Endoctrine - Drugs used in diabetes (6.1) 20
23 Thyroid and anti-thyroid drugs (6.2.) 13
24 Corticosteroids (6.3.) 11
26 Other endocrine (6.4.2, 6.4.3, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7) 6
28 Other (inc. vaginal tablets 7.2.1, 7.2.2), spermicide (7.3.3 4
29 Cytotoxic drugs (8.1) 2
30 Nutrition and blood - Drugs for iron deficiency (9.1.1.) 12
31 Other drugs for anaemia (9.1.2) 3
32 Other minerals and vitamins (9.5, 9.6) 20
33 Musculoskeletal (inc. drugs for rheumatoid arthritis, gout e 11
34 Eye (11.1 -11.9), Ear (12.1), Nose (12.2) and Throat (12.3) 28
35 Skin (13.1 - 13.14) (inc. steroid & antibiotic creams and oi 47
36 Other 1
37 HRT and sex hormones (6.4.1) oestogen only 13
38 Progesterone only 1
39 Oestrogen and progesterone 7
40 Obsteterics and Gynaecology - Oral contraceptives (inc. post 0
41 Oestrogen and progesterone (7.3.4.) 0
97 Aspirin - specify dose 46
98 Salazopyrin - specify dose 1
-1 Not applicable 14824
99 Cannot specify 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 1994