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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2007
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Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2007
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|
Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
ranking
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
|
|
| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
40,855,198,990 |
46,485,725 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
34,367,487,599 |
77,270,515 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
3 |
29,277,143,965 |
62,031,789 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
4 |
18,948,041,722 |
29,006,130 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
5 |
18,090,658,429 |
26,289,183 |
| Respiratory Agents |
6 |
17,785,282,984 |
41,563,989 |
| Hormones |
7 |
17,067,352,725 |
47,680,056 |
| Anti-Infectives |
8 |
10,799,556,184 |
73,004,111 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
9 |
10,599,585,501 |
10,498,480 |
| Antineoplastics |
10 |
10,106,958,203 |
4,496,610 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2007
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|
Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
|
|
| Metabolic Agents |
1,318,600,919 |
1,119,249 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,722,961,736 |
1,719,921 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1,051,161,557 |
1,454,240 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
856,627,794 |
765,822 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
849,416,634 |
774,204 |
| Respiratory Agents |
909,327,976 |
1,126,726 |
| Hormones |
845,769,087 |
1,198,561 |
| Anti-Infectives |
1,462,997,539 |
1,805,907 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
901,037,684 |
460,983 |
| Antineoplastics |
2,142,506,584 |
242,578 |
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