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. 2019 Feb 5;9(2):e026886. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026886

Table 5.

Proportion of dispensing practices in the top 10 and top 100 highest prescribers of high-cost drugs in each category

Class % dispensing practices in top 10 % dispensing practices in top 100 % dispensing practices nationally Mean % high cost in top 10 Mean % high cost in top 100 Mean % high cost in England
Statins 80 56 13 40.79 17.45 3.04
Proton pump inhibitor 10 11 13 33.97 11.73 1.48
ACE inhibitor 90 29 13 33.54 6.98 0.29
Angiotensin receptor blocker 100 86 13 81.42 54.64 3.90