Table 1:

Top 10 medicines in terms of reductions in prescription volume following the adoption of the Fair PharmaCare formulary by the drug benefits plan of the BC Health Employees’ Union

Ingredient	No. of prescriptions			% change
Ingredient	Before	After	Difference	% change
Zopiclone	18 912	1953	−16 959	−89.7
Pantoprazole	10 091	2655	−7436	−73.7
Rabeprazole	9116	1782	−7334	−80.5
Esomeprazole	8057	1312	−6745	−83.7
Bupropion	8133	2192	−5941	−73.0
Tramadol, combinations	6281	732	−5549	−88.3
Mometasone	7051	1613	−5438	−77.1
Celecoxib	4845	281	−4564	−94.2
Pregabalin	3928	534	−3394	−86.4
Gliclazide	4403	1067	−3336	−75.8