Artigo Revisado por pares

Potrošnja lijekova s učinkom na živčani sustav za područje Komiže u 1995. godini

1997; Volume: 53; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

0014-8202

Autores

Dragica Ivčević, Ita Samaržija,

Tópico(s)

Education and Vocational Training

Resumo

The analysis of nervous system active drugs consumption was performed· on the district of town Komiža which is located on the island of Vis. Through the drugstore of Komiža, which provide about 1800 inhabitants older than 50 years of age (in average) and therefore the mortality is double than natality, the evidence about the number of delivered packing boxes (sc.) from every producer by itself, during 1995 was obtained. It was established a fact of the highest consumption of benzodiazepines with anxiolytic actions (3672 sc.), then drugs used in psychosis - neuroleptics (436 sc.), antidepressants (277 sc.), antiepileptic drugs (144 sc.) and hypnotics (130 sc.). By comparing this area with district of Zagreb during the same period, converted to the same number of inhabitants it was observed 50% larger consumption of oxazepam and 100% more of diazepam. Because of numerous particular specifics of that island such as big distance and lack of connection with the land, fifty- years isolation of island from the side of former army, undeveloped tourist trade and consequences of recent war in Croatia are the reason for damage of the health status. Therefore, it is not surprising, so high consumption of those drugs for that period. The better economic, social and other conditions, as those on the land so as more frequent connections with other places and development of tourism would help to increase the number of inhabitants, their better life conditions and bring more mental health and consequently less consumption of nervous system active drugs.

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