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Medicines for cardiovascular disease
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2017) Medicines for cardiovascular disease, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 25 June 2026.
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Cardiovascular medicines are key elements in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. This bulletin uses data on supply, general practitioner (GP) prescriptions, use and expenditure to highlight that cardiovascular medicines are most commonly used to help control levels of blood pressure and blood lipids, such as cholesterol.
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-264-1
- Cat. no: CVD 80
- Pages: 36
Findings from this report:
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Over 100 million PBS/RPBS prescriptions for cardiovascular medicines were dispensed in 2015
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Cardiovascular medicines comprise one-third (34%) of prescription medicines dispensed
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Blood pressure and cholesterol lowering medicines are the most commonly prescribed medicines
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Almost 1 in 5 (18%) of all medications prescribed by GPs in 2015–16 were for the cardiovascular system