Top 10 drugs
Top 10 drugs
- Aust Prescr 1997;20:92
- 1 October 1997
- DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.1997.086
ISSUE 4 OCTOBER
| Table 1 Top 10 drugs by defined daily dose/thousand population/day - 1996 | |||
| Drug | PBS/RPBS | Guild survey | Total community use |
| 1. salbutamol | 23.142 | 7.245 | 30.387 |
| 2. frusemide | 20.938 | 2.382 | 23.320 |
| 3. enalapril | 22.591 | 0.008 | 22.599 |
| 4. simvastatin | 16.131 | 0.002 | 16.133 |
| 5. ranitidine | 15.420 | 0.039 | 15.459 |
| 6. budesonide | 15.089 | 0.041 | 15.130 |
| 7. ipratropium bromide | 13.680 | 0.011 | 13.691 |
| 8. hydrochlorothiazide with amiloride | 9.496 | 3.448 | 12.944 |
| 9. felodipine | 12.317 | 0.116 | 12.433 |
| 10. beclomethasone dipropionate | 11.009 | 0.482 | 11.491 |
| Changes from 1995 data: In: beclomethasone dipropionate Up: simvastatin, ipratropium Out: captopril Down: ranitidine, hydrochlorothiazide with amiloride, felodipine | |||
| Table 2 Top 10 drugs by prescription counts - 1996 | |||
| Drug | PBS/RPBS | Guild survey | Total community use |
| 1. amoxycillin | 2,799,138 | 2,718,299 | 5,517,437 |
| 2. paracetamol | 4,678,754 | 96,641 | 4,775,395 |
| 3. salbutamol | 3,582,705 | 1,031,126 | 4,613,831 |
| 4. codeine with paracetamol | 2,924,221 | 1,038,697 | 3,962,918 |
| 5. simvastatin | 3,419,079 | 1,276 | 3,420,355 |
| 6. ranitidine | 3,328,787 | 16,920 | 3,345,707 |
| 7. temazepam | 2,649,126 | 644,470 | 3,293,596 |
| 8. enalapril | 3,283,814 | 2,193 | 3,286,007 |
| 9. atenolol | 2,024,576 | 901,579 | 2,926,155 |
| 10. cefaclor | 1,385,540 | 1,423,866 | 2,809,406 |
| Changes from 1995 data: In: cefaclor Up: simvastatin, ranitidine, temazepam Out: amoxycillin with clavulanic acid Down: enalapril | |||
| Table 3 Top 10 drugs by cost to government - 1996 | |||
| Drug | PBS/RPBS DDD/1000/day | PBS/RPBS scripts | Cost to government ($A) |
| 1. simvastatin | 16.131 | 3,419,079 | 149,201,835 |
| 2. omeprazole | 7.350 | 1,439,110 | 130,076,924 |
| 3. ranitidine | 15.420 | 3,328,787 | 92,573,429 |
| 4. enalapril | 22.591 | 3,283,814 | 83,022,324 |
| 5. ipratropium bromide | 13.680 | 1,233,155 | 62,339,847 |
| 6. captopril | 11.067 | 1,205,662 | 55,408,789 |
| 7. salbutamol | 23.142 | 3,582,705 | 48,273,078 |
| 8. famotidine | 7.231 | 1,550,836 | 41,756,235 |
| 9. amlodipine | 11.468 | 1,781,587 | 40,757,455 |
| 10. budesonide | 15.089 | 1,216,425 | 39,438,050 |
| Changes from 1995 data: In: amlodipine, famotidine Up: ipratropium bromide Out: fluoxetine, felodipine Down: captopril | |||
