This statistic shows the most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) in Australia in 2015. That year, Amlodipine was ranked fifth, with 30.54 defined daily doses, per thousand population, per day in Australia.
Most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs in Australia in 2015
( in DDD/1,000 population/day)
Characteristic
Number of prescriptions in DDD/1,000 population/day
All figures underlie the Defined Daily Doses (DDDs) unit of drug utilization. It is an international unit that makes data on drug consumption comparable. Figures are displayed in DDD, per thousand of the population, per day.
Data contains prescriptions under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS).
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Department of Health (Australia). (November 19, 2016). Most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs in Australia in 2015 ( in DDD/1,000 population/day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/693988/australia-most-used-subsidized-prescription-drugs/
Department of Health (Australia). "Most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs in Australia in 2015 ( in DDD/1,000 population/day)." Chart. November 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693988/australia-most-used-subsidized-prescription-drugs/
Department of Health (Australia). (2016). Most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs in Australia in 2015 ( in DDD/1,000 population/day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/693988/australia-most-used-subsidized-prescription-drugs/
Department of Health (Australia). "Most Commonly Used Subsidized Prescription Drugs in Australia in 2015 ( in Ddd/1,000 Population/Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693988/australia-most-used-subsidized-prescription-drugs/
Department of Health (Australia), Most commonly used subsidized prescription drugs in Australia in 2015 ( in DDD/1,000 population/day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/693988/australia-most-used-subsidized-prescription-drugs/ (last visited August 13, 2022)
