| |
NSW
|
VIC
|
QLD
|
SA
|
WA
|
TAS
|
ACT
|
NT
|
TOTAL
|
|---|
|
Number of prescriptions
| | | | | | | | | |
|
Etanercept
|
7 559
|
3 685
|
2 205
|
3 064
|
2 142
|
1 085
|
939
|
63
|
20 742
|
|
Infliximaba
|
190
|
182
|
146
|
51
|
280
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
851
|
|
Adalimumab
|
1 842
|
1 496
|
1 096
|
503
|
820
|
369
|
116
|
15
|
6 257
|
|
Anakinra
|
52
|
17
|
25
|
8
|
17
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
120
|
|
Biologicals Total
|
9 643
|
5 380
|
3 472
|
3 626
|
3 259
|
1 456
|
1 056
|
78
|
27 970
|
|
Biologicals Prescriptions per 10,000 populationb
|
14.4
|
10.9
|
9.0
|
23.7
|
6.6
|
30.3
|
32.7
|
3.9
| |
|
Number of rheumatologistsc
|
86
|
69
|
32
|
29
|
24
|
5
|
5
|
2
| |
|
Rheumatologists per 10,000 population
|
0.128
|
0.139
|
0.083
|
0.189
|
0.122
|
0.104
|
0.155
|
0.100
| |
|
Biologicals Prescriptions per rheumatologist
|
112.1
|
78.0
|
108.5
|
125.0
|
135.8
|
291.2
|
211.2
|
39
| |
- Note:
- a Number of prescriptions of infliximab: usage in public hospital is not included in the statistical report by Medicare Australia.
- b Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Population – States and Territories, December quarter, 2003.
- c Number of rheumatologists registered as members of the Australian Rheumatology Association
- Australian states and territories: NSW = New South Wales, VIC = Victoria, QLD = Queensland, SA = South Australia, WA = Western Australia, TAS = Tasmania, ACT = Australian Capital Territory, NT = Northern Territory
