Top drug classes prescribed to seniors in Canada by rate of chronic use 2021

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Matej Mikulic,
Oct 20, 2023
This statistic shows the top 10 drug classes prescribed to seniors (65 years and older) in Canada in 2021, by rate of chronic use. In that year, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) was the top class of drug prescribed in Canada with a usage rate of nearly 47 percent among older people.

Leading 10 drug classes prescribed to seniors in Canada in 2021, by rate of chronic use

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Release date

October 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2021

Age group

64 years and older

Supplementary notes

The Northwest Territories and Nunavut do not currently submit data to NPDUIS.

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