Thursday, July 11, 2013

French ‘take 48 boxes of pills every year’

Each French person consumes 48 boxes of medication a year, according to a report published this week. The report is the latest in a series of studies that appears to confirm the French reputation for being overly obsessed with their health.

France’s ‘Agence de sécurité de médicament’ (ANSM) reported this week that the French take an average of 48 boxes of medication each year, meaning the country as whole popped three billion pills last year.

The report also found that sales of generic medication went up in France in 2012, and that the top three types of tablets were painkillers, followed by psychotropics (mood enhancement, ADHD) and antibiotics.

In all, ANSM put the value of the French market for meds at a whopping €27.2 billion in 2012.

If taking 48 boxes of pills seems surprising, this week’s report is only the latest confirm the long-standing stereotype of the French being health obsessed pill poppers. A report in June revealed that the consumption of an antibiotics in France was on the rise.

The finger of blame for why the French take so many pills is often pointed at the country's prescription happy doctors. Full story...

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