The Atlas Time Series Reports from 2016–17 to 2020–21 released on Wednesday 21 September show trend data on opioid medicines dispensing, all ages, and antipsychotic medicines dispensing, 65 years and over, across Australia at national, state and territory, Primary Health Network (PHN) and local levels.
The latest reports show that dispensing rates fell nationally and in all states and territories. In the five years to 2020–21, there was an 18% reduction nationally in opioids dispensing rates and an 11% reduction in antipsychotics dispensing.
