In 2021, the total cost of the prescription drug Aflibercept cost the Australian government 443.73 million Australian dollars, making it the most expensive prescription drug in Australia. Aflibercept is commonly used to treat macular degeneration and metastatic colorectal cancer.
Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars)
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Australian Prescriber. (December 1, 2021). Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/
Australian Prescriber. "Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/
Australian Prescriber. (2021). Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/
Australian Prescriber. "Leading Prescription Drugs in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by Total Cost to Government (in Million Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/
Australian Prescriber, Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Leading prescription drugs in Australia in financial year 2021, by total cost to government (in million Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Prescriber, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072347/australia-most-expensive-prescription-drugs/