Table 5 Human antibacterial drugs (J01) prescribed for dogs and cats in Sweden during 1996–1998. The figures represent the number of packages dispensed.
From: Antibacterial Drugs Prescribed for Dogs and Cats in Sweden and Norway 1990–1998
Dogs | Cats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATC-group | Class of drugs | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
J01A | Tetracyclines | 10 583 | 8 996 | 9 696 | 1 120 | 1 248 | 1 218 |
J01B | Amphenicols | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J01C | Beta-lactam antibiotics | 18 804 | 16 953 | 17 296 | 7 906 | 6 740 | 9 225 |
J01D | Cephalosporins | 14 296 | 17 504 | 19 417 | 267 | 327 | 378 |
J01E | Sulfonamides + trimethoprim | 4 707 | 3 951 | 3 277 | 158 | 163 | 164 |
J01F | Macrolides and lincosamides | 9 293 | 7 135 | 4 358 | 926 | 1 023 | 1 234 |
J01G | Aminoglycosides | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
J01M | Quinolones | 211 | 186 | 192 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
J01X | Others* | 42 | 42 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
TOTALS | 57 956 | 54 779 | 54 307 | 10 389 | 9 518 | 12 234 | |