Source: Pharmac
22 May 2020
20 April 2020
[name and contact details redacted]
Dear [name redacted]
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Thank you for your email of 19 March 2020.
You have asked to be provided with data for the four most widely used medicines for each of the following drug classes:
- ACE Inhibitors
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
- Beta Blockers
- NSAIDs
- Diuretics.
We have interpreted your request as relating only to funded use of the above medicines in the community.
The information you requested is attached as an appendix to this letter, for both the 2018 and 2019 calendar years. This data ranks the medicines in each class according to the number of individual patients who were dispensed it during each calendar year. As is indicated above, this data does not account for use of the medicines in District Health Board Hospitals or their use in the private market (i.e. by patients who elect to self-fund their medicines).
Your request has been considered pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). We are making our information more freely available, so we will now publish selected OIA responses (excluding personal details) on our website. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this.
We trust that this information is helpful, and we wish you and your group well with your studies this year.
Yours sincerely
Rachel Read
Manager, Policy and Government Services
Pharmaceuticals for treatment of common diseases:
1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: ACE Inhibitors, ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
|
1 |
ACE Inhibitors |
Cilazapril |
235915 |
|
|
2 |
ACE Inhibitors |
Quinapril |
90887 |
|
|
3 |
ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Cilazapril with hydrochlorothiazide |
67050 |
|
|
4 |
ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Quinapril with hydrochlorothiazide |
26609 |
|
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Angiotensin II Antagonists, Angiotensin II Antagonists with Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
|
1 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists |
Candesartan cilexetil |
77349 |
|
|
2 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists |
Losartan potassium |
65466 |
|
|
3 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists with Diuretics |
Losartan potassium with hydrochlorothiazide |
13023 |
|
|
4 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists with Neprilysin Inhibitors |
Sacubitril with valsartan |
246 |
|
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
|
1 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Metoprolol succinate |
236115 |
|
|
2 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Bisoprolol fumarate |
38957 |
|
|
3 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Propranolol |
18012 |
|
|
4 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Atenolol |
14234 |
|
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
|
1 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Ibuprofen |
778782 |
|
|
2 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Diclofenac sodium |
270864 |
|
|
3 |
NSAIDs Other |
Celecoxib |
174678 |
|
|
4 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Naproxen |
134183 |
|
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
|
1 |
Loop Diuretics |
Furosemide [Frusemide] |
105480 |
|
|
2 |
Thiazide and Related Diuretics |
Bendroflumethiazide [Bendrofluazide] |
74731 |
|
|
3 |
Potassium Sparing Diuretics |
Spironolactone |
31019 |
|
|
4 |
Thiazide and Related Diuretics |
Chlortalidone [Chlorthalidone] |
14174 |
|
Pharmaceuticals for treatment of common diseases:
1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: ACE Inhibitors, ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
1 |
ACE Inhibitors |
Cilazapril |
236846 |
|
2 |
ACE Inhibitors |
Quinapril |
88641 |
|
3 |
ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Cilazapril with hydrochlorothiazide |
64877 |
|
4 |
ACE Inhibitors with Diuretics |
Quinapril with hydrochlorothiazide |
25203 |
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Angiotensin II Antagonists, Angiotensin II Antagonists with Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
1 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists |
Candesartan cilexetil |
88452 |
|
2 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists |
Losartan potassium |
72477 |
|
3 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists with Diuretics |
Losartan potassium with hydrochlorothiazide |
14302 |
|
4 |
Angiotensin II Antagonists with Neprilysin Inhibitors |
Sacubitril with valsartan |
1664 |
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
1 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Metoprolol succinate |
232846 |
|
2 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Bisoprolol fumarate |
46278 |
|
3 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Propranolol |
19954 |
|
4 |
Beta Adrenoceptor Blockers |
Atenolol |
13012 |
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
1 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Ibuprofen |
825281 |
|
2 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Diclofenac sodium |
258419 |
|
3 |
NSAIDs Other |
Celecoxib |
204436 |
|
4 |
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs |
Naproxen |
132196 |
|
Ranking |
Therapeutic Group: Diuretics |
Chemical Name |
Patients |
|
1 |
Loop Diuretics |
Furosemide [Frusemide] |
106772 |
|
2 |
Thiazide and Related Diuretics |
Bendroflumethiazide [Bendrofluazide] |
69323 |
|
3 |
Potassium Sparing Diuretics |
Spironolactone |
32539 |
|
4 |
Thiazide and Related Diuretics |
Chlortalidone [Chlorthalidone] |
16461 |
Last updated: 22 May 2020
