Health
Australia’s 10 most commonly prescribed medicines revealed by PBS data – ABC News
A significant rise in prescriptions of an antidepressant has seen it make the list of the nation’s most commonly prescribed drugs for the first time.
Australians continue to use statins more than any other prescription drug, with the two most common cholesterol-lowering medicines being prescribed more than 24 million times in 12 months.
But a significant rise in prescriptions of the antidepressant sertraline (sold under the brand name Zoloft) has seen the drug enter the top 10 list of most commonly prescribed drugs in Australia for the first time.
That’s according to the latest annual prescription drug rankings, compiled by NPS MedicineWise and…
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