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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2005
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Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2005
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|
Therapeutic
class |
Total
expenditures
ranking |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
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| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
35,645,948,705 |
42,287,507 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
2 |
32,851,819,149 |
58,471,815 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
3 |
28,466,693,923 |
76,937,522 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
4 |
18,791,755,515 |
26,869,873 |
| Hormones |
5 |
18,278,833,357 |
49,181,802 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
6 |
16,115,766,976 |
29,516,900 |
| Respiratory Agents |
7 |
15,387,640,063 |
46,455,223 |
| Anti-Infectives |
8 |
11,646,256,667 |
77,319,628 |
| Topical Agents |
9 |
7,682,743,677 |
42,425,936 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
10 |
7,177,244,528 |
9,406,365 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2005
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|
Therapeutic
class |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
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| Metabolic Agents |
1,206,155,388 |
1,207,516 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1,131,858,051 |
1,599,601 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,068,962,861 |
1,886,855 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
876,444,699 |
879,431 |
| Hormones |
2,251,152,178 |
1,408,332 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
735,105,949 |
962,873 |
| Respiratory Agents |
624,536,846 |
1,363,481 |
| Anti-Infectives |
1,043,257,849 |
2,093,005 |
| Topical Agents |
294,059,927 |
1,286,251 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
659,281,856 |
428,682 |
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