Table 3 Top ten medicines (out of the 100 most frequently prescribed medicines) by each specific NMP provider type and all NMP providers for period 1 January 2016–30 June 2020
From: Examining non-medical prescribing trends in New Zealand: 2016–2020
Rank | Dentist N = 2,265,531 dispensings (%) | Nurse prescriber N = 2,288,317 dispensings (%) | Optometrist N = 202,067 dispensings (%) | Midwife N = 1,280,388 dispensings (%) | Pharmacist prescriber N = 648,746 dispensings (%) | Dietitian prescriber N = 170,703 dispensings (%) | All NMP providers N = 5,148,109 dispensings (%) |
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1 | Amoxicillin 737,840 (32.6%) | Paracetamol 362,511 (15.8%) | Olopatadine 44,720 (22.1%) | Potassium iodate 308,416 (24.1%) | Levonorgestrel 154,036 (23.7%) | Oral feed (powder) 48,938 (28.7%) | Amoxicillin 902,786 (17.5%) |
2 | Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 384,657 (17.0%) | Ibuprofen 140,901 (6.2%) | Chloramphenicol 25,002 (12.4%) | Ferrous fumarate 174,317 (13.6%) | Influenza vaccine 128,332 (19.8%) | Oral feed 1.5 kcal/ml 31,333 (18.4%) | Paracetamol 617,500 (12.0%) |
3 | Metronidazole 211,390 (9.3%) | Amoxicillin 140,754 (6.2%) | Fluorometholone 19,789 (9.8%) | Paracetamol 101,159 (7.9%) | Nicotine 112,871 (17.4%) | Paediatric oral feed 1 kcal/ml 12,031 (7.0%) | Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid 458,519 (8.9%) |
4 | Ibuprofen 187,223 (8.3%) | Atorvastatin 135,937 (5.9%) | Prednisolone acetate 15,697 (7.8%) | Folic acid 59,875 (4.7%) | Atorvastatin 25,124 (3.9%) | Oral feed with fibre 1.5 kcal/ml 7063 (4.1%) | Ibuprofen 386,182 (7.5%) |
5 | Codeine phosphate 139,664 (6.2%) | Omeprazole 129,286 (5.6%) | Latanoprost 12,374 (6.1%) | Ferrous sulphate 59,420 (4.6%) | Paracetamol 20,166 (3.1%) | Fat supplement 6212 (3.6%) | Potassium iodate 377,905 (7.3%) |
6 | Paracetamol 133,031 (5.9%) | Salbutamol 122,762 (5.4%) | Sodium Fusidate [fusidic acid] 10,124 (5.0%) | Ibuprofen 54,350 (4.2%) | Metoprolol succinate 16,843 (2.6%) | Diabetic oral feed 1 kcal/ml 5781 (3.4%) | Metronidazole 239,964 (4.7%) |
7 | Paracetamol with codeine 102,720 (4.5%) | Metoprolol succinate 94,759 (4.1%) | Diclofenac sodium 8832 (4.4%) | Clotrimazole 49,744 (3.9%) | Omeprazole 16,753 (2.6%) | Amino acid formula 5742 (3.4%) | Ferrous fumarate 222,571 (4.3%) |
8 | Diclofenac sodium 75,982 (3.4%) | Blood glucose diagnostic test strip 85,905 (3.8%) | Ciprofloxacin 8021 (4.0%) | Condoms 47,916 (3.7%) | Aspirin 15,885 (2.4%) | Paediatric oral feed with fibre 1.5 kcal/ml 5688 (3.3%) | Codeine phosphate 194,336 (3.8%) |
9 | Chlorhexidine gluconate 51,995 (2.3%) | Metformin hydrochloride 77,871 (3.4%) | Dexamethasone 6882 (3.4%) | Norethisterone 43,376 (3.4%) | Salbutamol 14,323 (2.2%) | Paediatric oral feed 1.5 kcal/ml 4988 (2.9%) | Levonorgestrel 157,870 (3.1%) |
10 | Tramadol hydrochloride 41,567 (1.8%) | Prednisone 76,888 (3.4%) | Sodium hyaluronate [Hyaluronic acid] 6035 (3.0%) | Ascorbic acid 40,912 (3.2%) | Metformin hydrochloride 13,843 (2.1%) | Renal oral feed 1.8 kcal/ml 4792 (2.8%) | Diclofenac sodium 157,023 (3.0%) |