{"id":1489971,"date":"2024-09-15T02:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1489971"},"modified":"2024-09-15T02:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T06:10:00","slug":"dementia-drug-prescriptions-up-46-percent-over-a-decade-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/dementia-drug-prescriptions-up-46-percent-over-a-decade-in-australia\/1489971\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Drug Prescriptions Up 46 Percent Over A Decade In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dementia Drug Prescriptions Up 46 Percent Over A Decade In Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Crystal-Rose Jones via The Epoch Times<\/a> (emphasis ours),<\/em><\/p>\n

Recorded cases of dementia, as well as deaths and prescriptions for the disease, are on the rise across Australia as the nation grapples with the effects of an ageing population.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare\u2019s Dementia in Australia report<\/a>, released on Sept. 13, estimates that out of every 1,000 Australians, 15 are suffering from the neurodegenerative disease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

File photo of an elderly man dated May 18, 2017. Joe Giddens\/PA Wire<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Prescriptions for dementia drugs have increased 46 percent in a decade.<\/p>\n

A total of 688,000 dementia medication prescriptions were dispensed to around 72,400 Australians aged 30 and over in 2022\u201323, compared to 472,000 scripts dispensed in 2013\u201314.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Dementia Australia, more than 100 different diseases can lead to dementia, with the disease commonly associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

While it mainly affects the aged, various forms of dementia can also affect children and younger people, depending on the cause.<\/p>\n

Dementia is currently the second leading cause of death in Australia behind heart disease, with reported deaths from dementia rising steadily from 8,500 in 2009 to 17,899 in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AIHW says improved reporting systems and greater dementia awareness could influence numbers. Nonetheless, figures for dementia deaths in Australia remain high.<\/p>\n

The COVID pandemic has also been a significant factor in dementia deaths, according to the report, with sufferers more likely to suffer a fatal reaction to the virus.<\/p>\n

Aged Care Demand<\/h2>\n

The report\u2019s findings add weight to an already burgeoning aged care system in Australia, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently unveiling a $10 billion (US$6.7 billion) aged care overhaul<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in July showed that 17.1 percent of Australians were aged over 65.<\/p>\n

The number of Australians older than 85 will triple over the next four decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aged care is one of the biggest pressures on the budget, and without action, spending is expected to more than double as a share of GDP over the next 40 years.<\/p>\n

The reforms, announced on Sept. 13, will invest more in-home care support to allow older people to stay home for longer.<\/p>\n

The move could benefit aged care facilities by freeing up care for dementia sufferers who often have to move to monitored facilities.<\/p>\n

In 2021\u201322, more than 242,000 people were living in permanent residential aged care, and more than half (54 percent or about 131,000) of these people had dementia.<\/p>\n

The reforms, which have bipartisan support from the Liberal-National Coalition, include<\/a> new standards to drive service quality, new protections for whistleblowers, and a new independent statutory complaints commissioner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSat, 09\/14\/2024 – 22:10<\/span><\/p>\n

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