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4.2, 4.3, 4.4 Number of PBS prescriptions dispensed for antidepressant medicines per 100,000 people, 2013–14

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Short name:Help on this termAntidepressant medicines dispensing, 2013-14
METEOR identifier:Help on this term611661
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 23/11/2016
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Description:Help on this term

Number of PBS prescriptions dispensed for antidepressant medicines per 100,000 people, age standardised. Data are disaggregated by the area in which the person lives.

Indicator set:Help on this termAustralian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 23/11/2016

Collection and usage attributes

Population group age from:Help on this term

17 years and under

18 to 64 years

65 years and over

Computation description:Help on this term

 

Presented as a number per 100,000 people, age standardised, by Statistical Area Level 3.

Analysis by Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) is based on postcode of usual residence of the patient which is based on the patient's Medicare enrolment postcode on the date the prescription was dispensed.

SA3s where the total population was less than 2,500 or where the population of interest was less than 200 are excluded.

Suppression protocol for calculating age standardised rates:

 

Numerator

Total prescriptions dispensed less than 20 (unrounded)

Denominator

ERP for one or more five year age groups less than 30

For the population group 17 years and under, the following age groups were used for calculating age standardised rates: 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-17.

For the population group 18 to 64 years, the following age groups were used for calculating age standardised rates: 18-24, 25-29,....60-64.

Computation:Help on this term

100,000 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator), age standardised

For more information about age-standardisation see

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Numerator:Help on this term

Number of PBS prescriptions dispensed for antidepressant medicines in 2013-14

Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescription—PBS item prescribed, code NN[NNN]A

NMDS / DSS

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14

Guide for use

Data source type: Administrative by-product data

 

PBS codeDescription
02417F, 02418G, 02429WAMITRIPTYLINE
08220P, 08702B, 08703CCITALOPRAM
01561ECLOMIPRAMINE
09366Y, 09367BDESVENLAFAXINE
01357K, 01358LDOTHIEPIN
01011F, 01012G, 01013HDOXEPIN
09155W, 09156XDULOXETINE
08700X, 08701Y, 08849R, 09432K, 09433LESCITALOPRAM
01434L, 08270GFLUOXETINE
08174F, 08512BFLUVOXAMINE
02420J, 02421KIMIPRAMINE
03059B, 08290HLITHIUM CARBONATE
01627P, 01628QMIANSERIN
08513C, 08855C, 08856D, 08857E, 08883M, 09365XMIRTAZAPINE
01900B, 08003FMOCLOBEMIDE
02522R, 02523TNORTRIPTYLINE
02242B, 09197CPAROXETINE
02856HPHENELZINE
08583RREBOXETINE
02236Q, 02237R, 08836C, 08837DSERTRALINE
02444PTRANYLCYPROMINE
08301X, 08302Y, 08868RVENLAFAXINE

Denominator:Help on this term

Total population of age group

Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Person—estimated resident population of Australia, total people N[N(7)]

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Guide for use

ABS Estimated resident population as at June 2001

Data source type: Census based plus administrative by-product data

Disaggregation:Help on this term

Statistical Area Level 3, which have been derived from Postcode—Australian (person): 

  • Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3s) are geographic areas defined in the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). The aim of SA3s is to create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics. There are 333 spatial SA3s covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They are designed to provide a regional breakdown of Australia. SA3s generally have a population of between 30,000 and 130,000 people. There are approximately 50 with fewer than 30,000 people and 35 with more than 130,000 as at 30 June 2011. For further information see the ABS publication, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 – Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 (cat. no. 1270.0.55.001).
Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Person—age, total years N[NN]

NMDS / DSS

COMPLETE - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Pharmacy claim script detail

Guide for use

Age of person is calculated from the patient's date of birth on their Medicare enrolment and on the date the prescription was dispensed.

 

Data are disaggregated by the following age groups:

  • 17 years and under
  • 18 to 64 years
  • 65 years and over

Data Element / Data Set

Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

NMDS / DSS

COMPLETE - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Pharmacy claim script detail

Guide for use

Postcode is based on the patient's Medicare enrolement postcode on the date the prescription was dispensed.

GPO postcodes 2001, 2124, 3001, 4001, 5001, 6843 excluded from the SA3 analysis but included in state/territory and national level analysis.

Data source type: Administrative by-product data

Used for disaggregation by Statistical Area Level 3.

Data Element / Data Set

Address—statistical area, level 3 (SA3) code (ASGS 2011) NNNNN

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termRate
Data type:Help on this termInteger
Unit of measure:Help on this termService event
Format:Help on this term

NN[NNNN]

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Frequency

Quarterly

Quality statement

ABS Estimated resident population (total population), QS

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this term

Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care's Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released November 2015 

Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this term

Department of Health

Accountability:Help on this term

Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this term

National Health Performance Authority

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