Fig. 3

Allocation of all prescribed LTM categorized according to their anatomical main group (a) and the therapeutic subgroups for ATC N (b). The number of patients whose medication included one, two, three or more drugs within each anatomical main group is depicted in (a). The prescribed LTMs were assigned to eight ATC main groups, targeting the following organ systems: A = Alimentary Tract and Metabolism, B = Blood and Blood Forming Organs, C = Cardiovascular System, G = Genitourinary System and Sex Hormones, H = Systemic Hormones (excluding Sex Hormones and Insulin), M = Musculoskeletal System, N = Nervous System, R = Respiratory Tract (a). A detailed depiction of the subdivision of ATC N into the therapeutic subgroups N02 (Analgesics), N03 (Antiepileptics), N05 (Antipsychotics), and N06 (Psychoanaleptics) is shown in (b) as the number of patients whose medication included one or two drugs within each therapeutic subgroup