Persons with dispensed medicines; origin

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Origin Medicine group (ATC) Persons with medicines, relative (%)
Origin: born in the Netherlands A Alimentary tract and metabolism 14.03
A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gord 6.00
A03B Belladonna and derivatives, plain 0.02
A03E Antispasmodics and anticholinergics 0.00
A04 Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.75
A04A Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.75
A05 Bile and liver therapy 0.08
A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics 0.00
A10A Insulins and analogues 0.86
A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two 0.07
A11D Vitamin B1,and with vit. B6 and B12 0.01
A16A Oth.aliment.tract and metabol.prod. 0.02
B Blood and blood forming organs 6.48
B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics 0.03
B03B Vitamin B12 and folic acid 1.19
B05A Blood and related products 0.00
B05Z Hemodialytics and hemofiltrates 0.00
C01B Antiarrhythmics, class I and III 0.14
C07B Beta blocking agents and thiazides 0.02
D02 Emollients and protectives 5.62
D02A Emollients and protectives 5.62
D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants 0.00
D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants 0.00
G Genito urinary system and sex hormones 6.06
G03B Androgens 0.17
G03E Androgens / female sex hormon.comb. 0.00
G03H Antiandrogens 0.01
H05A Parathyroid hormones and analogues 0.01
J01E Sulfonamides and trimethoprim 0.59
J06 Immune sera and immunoglobulins 0.05
J07C Bacterial and viral vaccines,combi. 0.00
L Antineoplastic and immunomodul. agents 1.35
L01F Monoclonal antbodies and a.d.c. 0.00
L02A Hormones and related agents 0.11
M02A Joint and muscular pain top. prod. 0.00
M05B Bone structure and mineralization . 0.36
N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 0.75
N05C Hypnotics and sedatives 0.86
P01C Leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis 0.00
P03B Insecticides and repellents 0.00
R05 Cough and cold preparations 2.27
R05F Cough suppressants and expectorants 0.00
S01F Mydriatics and cycloplegics 0.18
S01G Decongestants and antiallergics 1.40
Origin country: The Netherlands A Alimentary tract and metabolism 13.92
A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gord 6.02
A03B Belladonna and derivatives, plain 0.02
A03E Antispasmodics and anticholinergics 0.00
A04 Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.70
A04A Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.70
A05 Bile and liver therapy 0.08
A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics 0.00
A10A Insulins and analogues 0.84
A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two 0.06
A11D Vitamin B1,and with vit. B6 and B12 0.01
A16A Oth.aliment.tract and metabol.prod. 0.02
B Blood and blood forming organs 6.30
B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics 0.03
B03B Vitamin B12 and folic acid 1.20
B05A Blood and related products 0.00
B05Z Hemodialytics and hemofiltrates 0.00
C01B Antiarrhythmics, class I and III 0.14
C07B Beta blocking agents and thiazides 0.02
D02 Emollients and protectives 5.28
D02A Emollients and protectives 5.28
D08 Antiseptics and disinfectants 0.00
D08A Antiseptics and disinfectants 0.00
G Genito urinary system and sex hormones 6.29
G03B Androgens 0.17
G03E Androgens / female sex hormon.comb. 0.00
G03H Antiandrogens 0.01
H05A Parathyroid hormones and analogues 0.01
J01E Sulfonamides and trimethoprim 0.60
J06 Immune sera and immunoglobulins 0.05
J07C Bacterial and viral vaccines,combi. 0.00
L Antineoplastic and immunomodul. agents 1.35
L01F Monoclonal antbodies and a.d.c. 0.00
L02A Hormones and related agents 0.11
M02A Joint and muscular pain top. prod. 0.00
M05B Bone structure and mineralization . 0.36
N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 0.76
N05C Hypnotics and sedatives 0.83
P01C Leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis 0.00
P03B Insecticides and repellents 0.00
R05 Cough and cold preparations 2.24
R05F Cough suppressants and expectorants 0.00
S01F Mydriatics and cycloplegics 0.16
S01G Decongestants and antiallergics 1.30
Origin country: Dutch Caribbean A Alimentary tract and metabolism 15.47
A02B Drugs for peptic ulcer and gord 6.01
A03B Belladonna and derivatives, plain 0.02
A03E Antispasmodics and anticholinergics 0.00
A04 Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.76
A04A Antiemetics and antinauseants 0.76
A05 Bile and liver therapy 0.11
A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics 0.00
A10A Insulins and analogues 1.28
A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two 0.17
A11D Vitamin B1,and with vit. B6 and B12 0.01
A16A Oth.aliment.tract and metabol.prod. 0.01
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the absolute number of persons to whom in the year concerned medicines were dispensed for which the costs are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance. Also, the number of dispensed defined daily doses (DDDs) are presented. The figures are also expressed as a percentage of the total population in the category concerned. The population includes everybody registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) and living in the Netherlands at some point in the year concerned. Until 2010 the figures also included medicines dispensed to persons registered in the BRP, but no longer resident in the Netherlands.
Medicines provided to persons in hospitals and nursing homes are not included; medicines provided in residential homes for the elderly are included.

Data are broken down by medicine group, origin, age and sex.

Data available from 2020

Status of the figures:
Figures for 2024 are provisional, figures for previous years are final.

Changes as of December 18, 2025:
- Provisional figures for 2024 have been added, provisional figures of 2023 have been made definite.
- Figures for 2024 do not include DDD's as they are insufficiently reliable.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2026.

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Persons with medicines, relative
Number of persons to whom medicines are dispensed in the year concerned that are reimbursed under the statutory basic medical insurance, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the category concerned registered in the Basic Registration of Persons (BRP) in that year.