Australian Statistics on Medicines 2010

Table 1 - Antiparasitic Products, Insecticides And Repellents

				2010
ATC	ITEM TYPE	CODE	FORM AND STRENGTH	DDD	UNITS	SCRIPTS	COST($)
ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS ANTIPROTOZOALS AGENTS AGAINST AMOEBIASIS AND OTHER PROTOZOAL DISEASES NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
P01AB01	METRONIDAZOLE
	P	1621H	Tablet 400mg	2.00	GM	416,193	4,173,425
	P	1626N	Tablet 400mg	2.00	GM	2,139	19,998
	P	1630T	Oral suspension 320mg per 5mL	2.00	GM	31,973	591,273
	P	1636D	Tablet 200mg	2.00	GM	120,485	962,510
	P	1642K	Suppositories 500mg 10	2.00	GM	1,541	50,318
	P	3339R	Tablet 200mg	2.00	GM	61,920	492,529
	P	3341W	Oral suspension 320mg per 5mL	2.00	GM	861	15,191
	P	5155H	Tablet 400mg	2.00	GM	73,922	735,727
	P	5159M	Tablet 400mg	2.00	GM	323	2,543
P01AB02	TINIDAZOLE
	P	1465D	Tablet 500mg	2.00	GM	143,196	1,382,338
OTHER AGENTS AGAINST AMOEBIASIS
P01AX06	ATOVAQUONE
	P	8300W	Oral suspension 750mg per 5mL 210mL	2.25	GM	147	183,216
ANTIMALARIALS
QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES
P01BA02	HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULPHATE
	P	1512N	Tablet 200mg	0.52	GM	190,680	7,155,915
BIGUANIDES
P01BB51	ATOVAQUONE with PROGUANIL
	A	18864	Tablet 12	—	—	1,028	—
	P	9439T	Tablet 250mg 100mg 12	—	—	28,259	2,669,308
METHANOLQUINOLINES
P01BC02	MEFLOQUINE
	A	14495	Tablet 250mg 8	1.00	GM	14,393	—
P01BC01	QUININE
	P	1972T	Tablet 300mg	1.50	GM	19,193	279,452
	P	1975Y	Tablet 300mg	1.50	GM	78,733	1,134,578
	A	20898	Tablet 300mg 50	1.50	GM	2,495	—
	A	21305	Tablet 300mg 50	—	—	21,283	—
DIAMINOPYRIMIDINES
P01BD01	PYRIMETHAMINE
	P	1966L	Tablet 25mg	—	—	197	3,247
ARTEMISININ AND DERIVATIVES, COMBINATIONS
P01BF01	ARTEMETHER with LUMEFANTRINE
	P	9498X	Tablet 20mg-120mg 24	—	—	161	6,308

				2010
ATC	ITEM TYPE	CODE	FORM AND STRENGTH	DDD	UNITS	SCRIPTS	COST($)
ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS ANTHELMINTICS ANTITREMATODALS QUINOLINE DERIVATIVES
P02BA01	PRAZIQUANTEL
	P	9447F	Tablet 600mg 8	3.00	GM	975	37,106
ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS
BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES
P02CA03	ALBENDAZOLE
	P	8459F	Tablet 400mg	4.00	GM	345	60,979
	P	8503M	Tablet 200mg 6	0.40	GM	1,674	64,705
	P	9047E	Tablet 200mg 6	0.40	GM	600	19,798
P02CA01	MEBENDAZOLE
	P	4325P	Tablet 100mg	0.20	GM	291	4,625
TETRAHYDROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES
P02CC01	PYRANTEL EMBONATE
	P	3047J	Tablet 125mg (base)	0.75	GM	443	3,724
	P	3048K	Tablet 250mg (base)	0.75	GM	2,388	22,626
AVERMECTINES
P02CF01	IVERMECTIN
	P	8359Y	Tablet 3mg 4	12.00	MG	3,925	151,772

				2010
ATC	ITEM TYPE	CODE	FORM AND STRENGTH	DDD	UNITS	SCRIPTS	COST($)
ANTIPARASITIC PRODUCTS, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS ECTOPARASITICIDES, INCL. SCABICIDES, INSECTICIDES AND REPELLENTS ECTOPARASITICIDES, INCL. SCABICIDES CHLORINE CONTAINING PRODUCTS
P03AB02	LINDANE
	A	11763	Ltn 100mL 1	—	—	230	—
PYRETHRINES, INCL. SYNTHETIC COMPOUNDS
P03AC04	PERMETHRIN
	P	3054R	Cream 50mg per g (5%) 30g	—	—	70,896	1,193,357
OTHER ECTOPARASITICIDES, INCL. SCABICIDES
P03AX01	BENZYL BENZOATE
	A	13227	Lotion 25% 200mL 1	—	—	244	—
	A	19826	Lotion 25% 200mL 1	—	—	174	—

Last updated

1 January 2010