Year in Review: Top 20 community medicines by number of funded prescriptions dispensed
| Ranking | Medicine | Therapeutic Group | 2019/20 |
| 1 | Paracetamol | Analgesics | 2,880,000 |
| 2 | Atorvastatin | Cardiovascular | 1,530,000 |
| 3 | Omeprazole | Alimentary | 1,480,000 |
| 4 | Aspirin | Antithrombotic Agents | 1,140,000 |
| 5 | Amoxicillin | Anti-infectives | 1,040,000 |
| 6 | Ibuprofen | Analgesics | 1,030,000 |
| 7 | Metoprolol succinate | Cardiovascular | 950,000 |
| 8 | Salbutamol | Respiratory | 940,000 |
| 9 | Cilazapril | Cardiovascular | 840,000 |
| 10 | Colecalciferol | Musculoskeletal | 840,000 |
| 11 | Prednisone | Hormones | 670,000 |
| 12 | Levothyroxine | Hormones | 640,000 |
| 13 | Metformin hydrochloride | Diabetes | 610,000 |
| 14 | Zopiclone | Nervous System | 590,000 |
| 15 | Loratadine | Antihistamines | 560,000 |
| 16 | Cetirizine hydrochloride | Antihistamines | 560,000 |
| 17 | Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid | Anti-infectives | 560,000 |
| 18 | Fluticasone propionate | Respiratory | 510,000 |
| 19 | Codeine phosphate | Analgesics | 510,000 |
| 20 | Docusate sodium with sennosides | Laxatives | 510,000 |
| Totals | 18,390,000 |