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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Río, María del Carmen del author Prada Puentes, Carlos author Álvarez González, Francisco Javier author 1997 The aim of the study was to assess patterns of the use of medicines by the general population older than 0 years. The study was based on the information contained in the computerized database from the 1993 Spanish Household Health Survey. A representative sample of the population older than 0 was identi- ®ed, and a survey of 26,334 persons was carried out. Of the population 45.3% had taken some medicine in the last 2 weeks prior to the carrying out of the survey. The proportion was greater for women (50.6%) than for men (39.6%). With increasing age, the frequency and amount of medication use increased. A little over 20% of the medicines used were not prescribed by a doctor (self-medication). Data show the frequency of the use of medicines by the Spanish population. # 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, (1997); 6(1): 41–48 1053-8569 http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/16211 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1557(199701)6:1<41::AID-PDS250>3.0.CO;2-6 41 1 48 Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 6 Medicamentos Toxicomanía The use of medication by the Spanish population