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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2006
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Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2006
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Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
ranking
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
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| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
38,178,736,630 |
43,832,112 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
2 |
33,140,586,454 |
59,446,850 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
3 |
31,031,426,380 |
77,203,421 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
4 |
18,887,122,100 |
26,701,262 |
| Hormones |
5 |
17,629,834,824 |
48,786,068 |
| Respiratory Agents |
6 |
16,139,403,257 |
45,542,428 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
7 |
14,623,485,250 |
28,921,356 |
| Anti-Infectives |
8 |
10,479,997,868 |
75,303,504 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
9 |
9,425,634,961* |
8,494,120 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
10 |
9,063,174,184 |
9,272,954 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2006
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|
Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
|
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| Metabolic Agents |
1,363,259,895 |
1,242,602 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1,106,473,492 |
1,618,889 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,624,611,938 |
1,982,524 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
962,172,284 |
881,584 |
| Hormones |
2,135,403,816 |
1,392,943 |
| Respiratory Agents |
733,598,948 |
1,326,426 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
590,501,648 |
895,088 |
| Anti-Infectives |
818,007,736 |
2,205,293 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
4,601,988,161* |
418,072 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
1,055,335,242 |
423,826 |
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