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Table 4 Non-APD prescriptions issued on the occasion of medical healthcare resource use

From: Medical healthcare use in Parkinson's disease: survey in a cohort of ambulatory patients in Italy

ATC (first level)

ER admissions

Specialist visits

GP visits

A – alimentary tract and metabolism

2 (2)

3 (2)

9 (7)

B – blood and blood forming organs

5 (5)

2 (2)

=

C – cardiovascular system

6 (6)

=

5 (5)

D – dermatologicals

2 (2)

=

1 (1)

G – genitourinary system and sex hormones

4 (3)

=

1 (1)

H – systemic hormonal preparations, excluding sex hormones

2 (2)

=

=

J – general antiinfectives for systemic use

6 (5)

4 (4)

7 (6)

L – antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

=

3 (3)

=

M – musculo-skeletal system

6 (5)

5 (4)

7 (5)

N – nervous system

=

1 (1)

5 (5)

P – antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents

=

=

=

R – respiratory system

2 (1)

=

5 (4)

S – sensory organs

2 (2)

=

2 (1)

V – various

1 (1)

1 (1)

=

Other

4 (4)

=

1 (1)

Total

41 (37)

15 (13)

43 (36)

  1. Data expressed as number of prescriptions and as number of patients (in parentheses).