[High exposure to antibiotics in the population and differences by sex and age].

Purpose: To determine antibiotic use and its distribution by age and gender, as well as the most prescribed therapeutic group.

Design: Observational descriptive with retrospective data.

Settings And Participants: Population from the Lleida (Spain) Health Region receiving antibiotic prescriptions from 2002 to 2007.

Evolution of the prevalence and incidence of consumption of antidepressants in a Spanish region (2002-2007).

Background The treatment of depressive disorders involves the administration of drugs of proven efficacy at the correct doses and for specific periods of time, in conjunction with psychotherapeutic support.Aim To assess the evolution of the consumption of antidepressants in the Health Region of Lleida (Spain).Method A retrospective cohort study of the antidepressant medication prescribed via the Spanish National Health System in the Health Region of Lleida between 2002 and 2007.

Ischemic heart disease and primary care: identifying gender-related differences. An observational study.

Background: Gender-related differences are seen in multiple aspects of both health and illness. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) is a pathology in which diagnostic, treatment and prognostic differences are seen between sexes, especially in the acute phase and in the hospital setting. The objective of the present study is to analyze whether there are differences between men and women when examining associated cardiovascular risk factors and secondary pharmacological prevention in the primary care setting.