Table 5

Medication prescribed for adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, rotator cuff syndrome and shoulder impingement syndrome as assessed at the fourth ATC level

ATC code		Total						Inpatient						Outpatient
		ACS		RCS		SIS		ACS		RCS		SIS		ACS		RCS		SIS
		n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)	n	(%)
Non-narcotics
Acetic acid derivatives and related substances	M01AB	4515	43.22	4053	41.83	2751	37.54	299	64.44	1027	71.72	465	66.91	4353	42.11	3481	37.08	2602	36.47
Other opioids*	N02AX	2881	27.58	2273	23.46	1585	21.63	145	31.25	637	44.48	262	37.70	2768	26.78	1820	19.39	1434	20.10
Propionic acid derivatives	M01AE	2336	22.36	1800	18.58	1316	17.96	62	13.36	235	16.41	149	21.44	2294	22.19	1646	17.53	1218	17.07
Other anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic agents, non-steroids	M01AX	1708	16.35	1291	13.32	961	13.11	63	13.58	204	14.25	87	12.52	1665	16.11	1143	12.18	907	12.71
Oxicams	M01AC	1032	9.88	980	10.11	676	9.22	73	15.73	181	12.64	78	11.22	978	9.46	871	9.28	634	8.89
Anilides	N02BE	780	7.47	893	9.22	428	5.84	50	10.78	297	20.74	92	13.24	738	7.14	624	6.65	348	4.88
Other general anaesthetics	N01AX	104	1.00	607	6.26	221	3.02	99	21.34	607	42.39	220	31.65	5	0.05	–	–	1	0.01
Other centrally acting agents	M03BX	369	3.53	273	2.82	209	2.85	4	0.86	15	1.05	12	1.73	367	3.55	259	2.76	197	2.76
Cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors	M01AH	172	1.65	464	4.79	168	2.29	7	1.51	110	7.68	8	1.15	168	1.63	401	4.27	164	2.30
Fenamates	M01AG	30	0.29	25	0.26	9	0.12	1	0.22	8	0.56	3	0.43	29	0.28	17	0.18	7	0.10
Morphinan derivatives	N02AF	2	0.02	18	0.19	14	0.19	1	0.22	18	1.26	14	2.01	1	0.01	–	–	–	–
Barbiturates, plain	N01AF	–	–	30	0.31	1	0.01	–	–	30	2.09	1	0.14	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other nervous system drugs	N07XX	4	0.04	9	0.09	8	0.11	3	0.65	9	0.63	3	0.43	1	0.01	–	–	5	0.07
Glucocorticoids	H02AB	5	0.05	5	0.05	4	0.05	1	0.22	–	–	1	0.14	4	0.04	5	0.05	3	0.04
Salicylic acid and derivatives	N02BA	2	0.02	7	0.07	2	0.03	–	–	4	0.28	2	0.29	2	0.02	3	0.03	–	–
Narcotics
Opioid anaesthetics	N01AH	72	0.69	614	6.34	147	2.01	72	15.52	612	42.74	147	21.15	–	–	2	0.02	–	–
Phenylpiperidine derivatives	N02AB	43	0.41	299	3.09	67	0.91	37	7.97	299	20.88	67	9.64	7	0.07	–	–	–	–
Natural opium alkaloids	N02AA	66	0.63	231	2.38	63	0.86	34	7.33	191	13.34	37	5.32	35	0.34	57	0.61	29	0.41
Opium alkaloids and derivatives	R05DA	2	0.02	8	0.08	5	0.07	–	–	5	0.35	4	0.58	2	0.02	7	0.07	1	0.01

*Although labelled ‘other opioids’, fourth ATC level other opioids include both narcotics and non-narcotics. No drugs other than tramadol were prescribed.
ACS, adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder; ATC, anatomical therapeutic chemical; RCS, rotator cuff syndrome; SIS, shoulder impingement syndrome.