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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

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