pISSN 1226-6051
eISSN 2508-786X
eISSN 2508-786X
Prescription patterns according to ingredient in Alzheimer’s dementia patients
| Characteristics | donepezil n (%) | memantine n (%) | rivastigmine n (%) | galantamine n (%) | choline alfoscerate n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 49,452 (100.0) | 9,726 (100.0) | 4,339 (100.0) | 2,952 (100.0) | 17,655 (100.0) |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 13,077 (26.4) | 2,264 (23.3) | 1,360 (31.3) | 942 (31.9) | 5,235 (29.7) |
| Female | 36,375 (73.6) | 7,462 (76.7) | 2,979 (68.7) | 2,010 (68.1) | 12,420 (70.3) |
| Age | |||||
| 0 ∼ 59 | 1,042 (2.1) | 164 (1.7) | 99 (2.3) | 90 (3.0) | 476 (2.7) |
| 60 ∼ 69 | 4,007 (8.1) | 604 (6.2) | 421 (9.7) | 326 (11.0) | 1,652 (9.4) |
| 70 ∼ 79 | 17,539 (35.5) | 3,237 (33.3) | 1,865 (43.0) | 1,413 (47.9) | 7,064 (40.0) |
| 80 ∼ 89 | 22,439 (45.4) | 4,612 (47.4) | 1,788 (41.2) | 1,009 (34.2) | 7,296 (41.3) |
| 90 ≤ | 4,425 (8.9) | 1,109 (11.4) | 166 (3.8) | 114 (3.9) | 1,167 (6.6) |
| Type of Health Insurance | |||||
| Health Insurance | 41,797 (84.5) | 8,589 (88.3) | 3,844 (88.6) | 2,668 (90.4) | 14,770 (83.7) |
| Medical aid | 7,653 (15.5) | 1,137 (11.7) | 490 (11.3) | 279 (9.5) | 2,873 (16.3) |
| Government-subsidized medical care recipient | 2 (0.1) | - | 5 (0.1) | 5 (0.2) | 12 (0.1) |
| Medical Care Institution | |||||
| Tertiary hospital | 3,995 (8.1) | 873 (9.0) | 1,027 (23.7) | 375 (12.7) | 1,581 (9.0) |
| General hospital | 18,128 (36.7) | 4,294 (44.1) | 2,285 (52.7) | 1,620 (54.9) | 7,358 (41.7) |
| Hospital | 9,173 (18.5) | 1,672 (17.2) | 463 (10.7) | 246 (8.3) | 3,401 (19.3) |
| Nursing hospital | 3,556 (7.2) | 852 (8.8) | 200 (4.6) | 56 (1.9) | 472 (2.7) |
| Clinic | 14,040 (28.4) | 1,949 (20.0) | 347 (8.0) | 635 (21.5) | 4,665 (26.4) |
| Public health center | 226 (0.5) | 28 (0.3) | 14 (0.3) | 13 (0.4) | 42 (0.2) |
| Branch of Public Health Center | 26 (0.1) | - | - | - | 1 (0.0) |
| Public Health & Medical Care Center | 283 (0.6) | 46 (0.5) | 3 (0.1) | 7 (0.2) | 135 (0.8) |
| Oriental Medicine Hospital | 25 (0.1) | 12 (0.1) | - | - | - |
| Medical Care Service | |||||
| Internal medicine | 6,518 (13.2) | 1,066 (11.0) | 130 (3.0) | 119 (4.0) | 1,963 (11.1) |
| Neurology | 20,679 (41.8) | 4,987 (51.3) | 3,281 (75.6) | 1,623 (55.0) | 8,823 (50.0) |
| Neuropsychiatry | 13,221 (26.7) | 2,431 (25.0) | 630 (14.5) | 763 (25.8) | 3,778 (21.4) |
| Surgery | 778 (1.6) | 92 (0.9) | 26 (0.6) | 7 (0.2) | 243 (1.4) |
| Orthopedic surgery | 254 (0.5) | 15 (0.2) | 1 (0.02) | 1 (0.03) | 66 (0.4) |
| Neurosurgery | 3,736 (7.6) | 400 (4.1) | 95 (2.2) | 354 (12.0) | 1,756 (9.9) |
| Rehabilitation medicine | 877 (1.8) | 74 (0.8) | 41 (0.9) | 22 (0.7) | 336 (1.9) |
| Family medicine | 2,601 (5.3) | 578 (5.9) | 101 (2.3) | 24 (0.8) | 499 (2.8) |
| Others | 788 (1.6) | 83 (0.9) | 34 (0.8) | 39 (1.3) | 191 (1.1) |
| Region | |||||
| Seoul | 5,641 (11.4) | 1,389 (14.3) | 1,011 (23.3) | 317 (10.7) | 1,869 (10.6) |
| Busan | 3,812 (7.7) | 660 (6.8) | 261 (6.0) | 182 (6.2) | 1,540 (8.7) |
| Incheon | 1,863 (3.8) | 489 (5.0) | 309 (7.1) | 129 (4.4) | 669 (3.8) |
| Daegu | 3,245 (6.6) | 657 (6.8) | 234 (5.4) | 356 (12.1) | 1,124 (6.4) |
| Gwangju | 1,739 (3.5) | 195 (2.0) | 143 (3.3) | 100 (3.4) | 573 (3.2) |
| Daejeon | 1,425 (2.9) | 315 (3.2) | 245 (5.6) | 158 (5.4) | 542 (3.1) |
| Ulsan | 806 (1.6) | 103 (1.1) | 57 (1.3) | 51 (1.7) | 420 (2.4) |
| Gyeonggi | 9,519 (19.2) | 2,562 (26.3) | 1,017 (23.4) | 645 (21.8) | 3,627 (20.5) |
| Gangwon | 1,802 (3.6) | 356 (3.7) | 165 (3.8) | 22 (0.7) | 582 (3.3) |
| Chungbuk | 1,553 (3.1) | 181 (1.9) | 45 (1.0) | 102 (3.5) | 543 (3.1) |
| Chungnam | 2,898 (5.9) | 344 (3.5) | 119 (2.7) | 217 (7.4) | 757 (4.3) |
| Jeonbuk | 3,131 (6.3) | 566 (5.8) | 219 (5.0) | 213 (7.2) | 1,088 (6.2) |
| Jeonnam | 2,590 (5.2) | 536 (5.5) | 77 (1.8) | 160 (5.4) | 934 (5.3) |
| Gyeongbuk | 3,782 (7.6) | 709 (7.3) | 220 (5.1) | 160 (5.4) | 1,417 (8.0) |
| Gyeongnam | 4,408 (8.9) | 566 (5.8) | 149 (3.4) | 75 (2.5) | 1,848 (10.5) |
| Jeju | 1,110 (2.2) | 85 (0.9) | 68 (1.6) | 65 (2.2) | 122 (0.7) |
| Sejong | 128 (0.3) | 13 (0.1) | - | - | - |
The proportion of each varable in the number of prescriptions of ingredient