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Table 2 Content of newspaper articles

From: Medicines and the media: news reports of medicines recommended for government reimbursement in Australia

Medicine or vaccine (total number of articles)

% of articles mentioning #

 

3+ drug mentions

Govt subsidy

Personal cost

Govt cost

HPV vaccine (n = 1230)

43

20

13

10

Trastuzumab † (n = 410)

41

67

51

10

Pemetrexed † (n = 83)

20

99

45

7

Botulinum toxin (n = 71)

8

4

17

1

Lapatinib † (n = 65)

32

55

42

2

Methylphenidate (n = 57)

70

47

26

18

Atomoxetine (n = 54)

30

67

15

26

Tdap vaccine (n = 53)

9

13

0

0

Infliximab † (n = 49)

27

82

45

2

Rotavirus vaccine (n = 45)

13

73

24

20

Varenicline (n = 39)

51

51

5

3

Docetaxel † (n = 36)

31

97

78

19

Fentanyl (n = 30)

13

7

0

3

Sildenafil † (n = 28)

11

0

0

0

Paclitaxel † (n = 27)

4

7

0

4

Imatinib † (n = 26)

54

19

12

0

Ranibizumab † (n = 26)

42

62

69

19

Natalizumab † (n = 21)

38

76

62

19

Total

38

37

24

9

  1. † Cost more than AUD$10,000 per year or course of treatment.
  2. # Totals do not sum to 100% as an article may be included in more than one category.