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 |