8.4 AIHW_SA4_PBS_RPBS_2002_2022

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shortname	AIHW_SA4_PBS_RPBS_2002_2022
title	AIHW_SA4_PBS_RPBS_2002_2022
creator	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
contact_email	car.data@sydney.edu.au
abstract	The data of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the Repatriation Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (RPBS) prescriptions dispensed relate to a range of health conditions associated with the impact of bushfire and bushfire smokes such as: - Respiratory prescriptions o Relievers o Preventers o Other (including COPD-specific treatments, other asthma) - Oral corticosteroids - Mental health prescriptions o Anxiolytics o Antidepressants o Other mental health - Cardiovascular prescriptions o Anti-thrombotic agents o Blood pressure lowering medicines o Lipid-modifying agents o Other cardiovascular medicines Data are presented on a weekly basis and displayed geographically by Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) areas based on the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016 structure. For more details, please visit: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/environment-and-health/geography-time-specific-data-environment/contents
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Recommended Citation	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2024). Geography and time-specific health data for environmental analysis. Retrieved from https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/environment-and-health/geography-time-specific-data-environment
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