Most commonly used prescription drugs Australia FY 2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 2, 2022
In 2021, Atorvastatin was ranked first among all the subsidized and non-subsidized prescriptions drugs, with 76.22 defined daily doses per thousand population per day in Australia. Atorvastatin is a statin medication used to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Most commonly used prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021 (in DDD/1,000 population/day)

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Release date

December 2021

Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2021

Special properties

Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

Supplementary notes

Data includes prescriptions under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) and non-subsidized drugs that are under co-payment.

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.

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