| | |
1992-1993
|
1994-1995
|
2000-2001
|
2003-2004
|
|---|
| | |
Wave 1
|
N = 2087
|
Wave 3
|
N = 1679
|
Wave 6
|
N = 791
|
Wave 7
|
N = 487
|
|---|
| |
Classes of CAM/OTC
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
|---|
|
CAM
|
Vitamins & minerals
|
113
|
5.4
|
155
|
9.2
|
53
|
6.7
|
68
|
14.0
|
| |
Herbal medicines
|
50
|
2.4
|
69
|
4.1
|
23
|
2.9
|
27
|
5.5
|
| |
Nutritional supplements
|
34
|
1.6
|
54
|
3.2
|
26
|
3.3
|
37
|
7.6
|
| |
Homeopathic medicines
|
4
|
0.2
|
5
|
0.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
0.2
|
| |
Probiotics
|
3
|
0.1
|
4
|
0.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| |
Combination products
|
43
|
2.1
|
49
|
2.9
|
9
|
1.1
|
25
|
5.1
|
|
OTC
|
Analgesics
|
112
|
5.4
|
127
|
7.6
|
44
|
5.6
|
43
|
8.8
|
| |
Laxatives
|
89
|
4.3
|
76
|
4.5
|
16
|
2.0
|
25
|
5.1
|
| |
Antithrombotic agents
|
34
|
1.6
|
43
|
2.6
|
17
|
2.1
|
10
|
2.1
|
| |
Antacids
|
19
|
0.9
|
14
|
0.8
|
1
|
0.1
|
6
|
1.2
|
| |
Cough & cold preps
|
16
|
0.8
|
18
|
1.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
5
|
1.0
|
| |
Antihistamines
|
7
|
0.3
|
4
|
0.2
|
2
|
0.3
|
1
|
0.2
|
| |
Dermatologicals
|
3
|
0.1
|
4
|
0.2
|
1
|
0.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
| |
Throat preparations
|
4
|
0.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| |
Nasal preparations
|
2
|
0.1
|
5
|
0.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| |
Antidiarrhoeals
|
2
|
0.1
|
1
|
0.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
| |
Other1
|
11
|
0.5
|
16
|
1.0
|
4
|
0.5
|
4
|
0.8
|
| |
Unknown2
|
11
|
0.5
|
10
|
0.6
|
3
|
0.4
|
12
|
2.5
|
- The percentages show the proportions of participants reporting to use at least one of the classes of CAM or OTC medicines
-
1 Other CAM and OTC classes that were less commonly reported
-
2 Non-prescription medicines of unknown ingredients that could not be classified
