E205 - Top 10 drugs 2024-25

About this episode

The episode discusses Australia's top 10 drugs over the last year, focusing on prescription counts and costs to the government.

AP Podcast hosts David Liew and Dhineli Perera talk about Australia's top 10 drugs over the last year. They discuss the top drugs dispensed under the PBS, based on prescription count and cost to the government. They touch on changes to the use of certain drug classes such as oral anticoagulation, and the impact of the COVID pandemic on antiviral drug use. Read the full article for 2024-25 in Australian Prescriber.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Liew, Dhineli Perera

Topics covered

• top drugs
• PBS
• oral anticoagulation
• antiviral drug use
• COVID impact

Keywords

• top drugs
• PBS
• oral anticoagulation
• COVID pandemic
• antiviral drugs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Prescriber

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