Table 1

Annual number of users of antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in Finland 1995–2001

1995199619971998199920002001
Oral glucocorticoids19670207002167522930241002483025660
Sulfasalazine11080121101294014050148001543015980
Methotrexate68008490987011530133101509016470
Azathioprine2000211021452280236023402310
Aurothiomalate6540644064256330612057305240
Auranofin2460231021252010188517701610
Hydroxychloroquine578064807530874097601091011840
Cyclosporin53092012001450158516601600
Penicillamine940810665550440290230
Chloroquine126011601040960850760650
Cyclophosphamide240250260260260230200
Chlorambucil9010510011011510070
Leflunomide000009102100