Persons with dispensed medicines; origin

Persons with dispensed medicines; origin

Sex Age Origin Medicine group (ATC) Periods Persons with medicines, relative (%) Defined daily doses (DDD), relative (number per 1 000 persons)
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A05 Bile and liver therapy 2022* 0.10 288
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A05A Bile therapy 2022* 0.10 288
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A05B Liver therapy, lipotropics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A07X Other antidiarrheals 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A10X Other drugs used in diabetes 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two 2022* 4.75 18,868
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A11H Other plain vitamin preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A12C Other mineral supplements 2022* 0.05 37
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A14B Other anabolic agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 46
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics 2022* 0.09 29
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands B03X Other antianemic preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands B06 Other hematological agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands B06A Other hematological agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C01 Cardiac therapy 2022* 2.67 5,438
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C01E Other cardiac preparations 2022* 0.07 191
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C02K Other antihypertensives 2022* 0.01 32
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C03X Other diuretics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C05B Antivaricose therapy 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C07C Beta block.agents / other diuretics 2022* 0.03 117
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C07D Beta block./thiazides/other diuret. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C07F Beta block./other antihypertensives 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands C09X Other renin angiotensin syst.agents 2022* 0.03 155
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D04 Antipruritics,incl antesthetics .... 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use 2022* 0.75 336
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D06C Antibiotics/chemotherapeutics, comb 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D07X Corticosteroids, other combinations 2022* 0.21 296
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D11 Other dermatological preparations 2022* 0.66 688
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands D11A Other dermatological preparations 2022* 0.66 688
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands G02 Other gynecologicals 2022* 0.14 1,613
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands G02C Other gynecologicals 2022* 0.04 38
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands H03 Thyroid therapy 2022* 3.02 7,229
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands H03C Iodine therapy 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 2022* 0.09 12
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands J01X Other antibacterials 2022* 4.53 481
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands J07X Other vaccines 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands L01X Other antineoplastic agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands L02 Endocrine therapy 2022* 0.59 1,898
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N01 Anesthetics 2022* 1.19 556
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.04 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.18 556
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 2022* 0.02 2
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N07 Other nervous system drugs 2022* 0.69 1,753
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands N07X Other nervous system drugs 2022* 0.04 123
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands P01A Amoebiasis / other protozoal dis. 2022* 0.52 23
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands P02 Anthelmintics 2022* 0.09 3
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands R05X Other cold combination preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin: born in the Netherlands R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 33
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A05 Bile and liver therapy 2022* 0.10 305
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A05A Bile therapy 2022* 0.10 305
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A05B Liver therapy, lipotropics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A05C Bile therapy drugs and lipotropics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A07X Other antidiarrheals 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A10X Other drugs used in diabetes 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A11C Vit A and D, incl.combin.of the two 2022* 4.63 18,506
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A11H Other plain vitamin preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A11J Other vitamin products + combinat. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A12C Other mineral supplements 2022* 0.05 38
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A14B Other anabolic agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands A16 Other aliment.tract/metabol.products 2022* 0.02 44
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands B02B Vitamin k and other hemostatics 2022* 0.09 30
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands B03X Other antianemic preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands B06 Other hematological agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands B06A Other hematological agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C01 Cardiac therapy 2022* 2.85 5,880
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C01E Other cardiac preparations 2022* 0.08 204
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C02K Other antihypertensives 2022* 0.01 33
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C03X Other diuretics 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C05B Antivaricose therapy 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C07C Beta block.agents / other diuretics 2022* 0.04 128
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C07D Beta block./thiazides/other diuret. 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C07F Beta block./other antihypertensives 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands C09X Other renin angiotensin syst.agents 2022* 0.03 166
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D04 Antipruritics,incl antesthetics .... 2022* 0.00 1
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D06B Chemotherapeutics for topical use 2022* 0.77 348
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D06C Antibiotics/chemotherapeutics, comb 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D07X Corticosteroids, other combinations 2022* 0.21 298
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D11 Other dermatological preparations 2022* 0.64 667
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands D11A Other dermatological preparations 2022* 0.64 667
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands G02 Other gynecologicals 2022* 0.14 1,679
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands G02C Other gynecologicals 2022* 0.04 39
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands H03 Thyroid therapy 2022* 3.21 7,693
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands H03C Iodine therapy 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands J01D Other beta-lactam antibacterials 2022* 0.08 13
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands J01X Other antibacterials 2022* 4.74 511
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands J07X Other vaccines 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands L01X Other antineoplastic agents 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands L02 Endocrine therapy 2022* 0.63 2,044
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N01 Anesthetics 2022* 1.16 552
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N01A Anesthetics, general 2022* 0.05 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N01B Anesthetics, local 2022* 1.15 552
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N02B Other analgesics and antipyretics 2022* 0.02 2
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N07 Other nervous system drugs 2022* 0.72 1,853
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands N07X Other nervous system drugs 2022* 0.04 131
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands P01A Amoebiasis / other protozoal dis. 2022* 0.49 22
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands P02 Anthelmintics 2022* 0.09 3
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands R05X Other cold combination preparations 2022* 0.00 0
Total male and female Total age Origin country: The Netherlands R07 Other respiratory system products 2022* 0.01 35
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

Dataset is not available.


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 2022 are provisional.

Changes as of December 20, 2023:
- Provisional figures for 2022 have been added, provisional figures of 2020 and 2021 have been made definite.
- Textual change: the description of drug group Y (Not filled in) has been replaced by Z (Not applicable). However, the underlying resources have remained the same. This category is assigned to products that do not have an ATC code according to the WHO ATC classification system.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will be published in the last quarter of 2024.

Description topics

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.
Defined daily doses (DDD), relative
Defined Daily Dose (DDD) is de door de WHO vastgestelde gemiddelde dagelijkse dosis van een geneesmiddel, wanneer het geneesmiddel wordt ingezet voor de hoofdindicatie, bij een onderhoudsbehandeling voor volwassenen. Deze definitie maakt het mogelijk om het gebruik van verschillende toedieningsvormen en verschillende middelen met elkaar te vergelijken.

WHO: World Health Organisation, Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie