THE VANISHING TREATMENTS
HRT for menopause 84% Contraceptives 67% Antiepileptic drugs 58% Rubefacients, topical NSAIDs, or capsaicin (painkilling creams and patches) 52% Calcium-channel blocking drugs (for blood pressure) 42% Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (painkillers) 33% Antihypertensive drugs (for blood pressure) 30% Anti-infective eye preparations (eye drops) 28% Topical corticosteroids (cream for eczema, rashes etc) 26% Antidepressants 25% Emollient and barrier preparations (bedsore cream) 22% Vaccines and treatments to boost the immune system 22% Diabetes drugs 22% Analgesics (painkillers) 21% Antipsychotics 20% Dressings 20% Anticoagulants (blood thinners) 17% Drugs used in alcohol, nicotine or opioid dependence 17% Anti-bacterial drugs 16% Diuretics (to treat fluid retention and blood pressure) 16% Antiarrhythmic drugs (to treat an irregular heart beat) 16% Nasal decongestants 16% Antiplatelet drugs (blood thinners) 14% Beta blockers (for blood pressure and heart conditions) 14% Nitrates (for angina) 13% Lipid-regulating drugs (for high cholesterol, eg. statins) 13% Bronchodilators (for asthma) 13% Hypnotics and anxiolytics (sleeping pills and sedatives) 12% Corticosteroids (anti-inflammatories used for asthma, MS, hay fever etc) 11% Antifungal drugs 9% Laxatives 8% Antihistamines (for allergies) 7% Sympathomimetics (raise blood pressure for sepsis and shock) 6% Antiviral drugs 5% Cough preparations 1%