Figure 6.8
Inhaled corticosteroids supplied by wholesalers separately or as part of combined therapy, by defined daily dose (DDD) per 1,000 persons per day, Australia, 1996–2004
Sources: IMS Health; Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Data table
Year | Inhaled corticosteroids alone |
Combined |
1996 |
25.73 | 0 |
1997 |
25.74 | 0 |
1998 |
25.44 | 0 |
1999 |
25.60 | 0 |
2000 |
24.78 | 2.05 |
2001 |
19.34 | 8.32 |
2002 |
14.67 | 12.98 |
2003 |
10.96 | 14.61 |
2004 |
8.88 | 16.02 |
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