Table 2.2 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2015
Total purchases ranking |
Therapeutic class |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
1 |
Cardiovascular Agents |
719,154,307 |
73,963,728 |
2 |
Central Nervous System Agents |
640,600,759 |
89,479,675 |
3 |
Metabolic Agents |
527,926,328 |
57,466,735 |
4 |
Psychotherapeutic Agents |
262,152,119 |
35,532,296 |
5 |
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
260,348,476 |
50,418,033 |
6 |
Gastrointestinal Agents |
182,618,198 |
33,876,593 |
7 |
Respiratory Agents |
180,443,501 |
35,383,785 |
8 |
Topical Agents |
152,041,026 |
50,736,330 |
9 |
Anti-Infectives |
150,766,629 |
70,349,077 |
10 |
Nutritional Products |
105,604,902 |
20,988,830 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.2: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2015
Therapeutic class |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
Cardiovascular Agents |
22,826,913 |
2,059,095 |
Central Nervous System Agents |
21,580,837 |
2,420,245 |
Metabolic Agents |
18,507,653 |
1,649,449 |
Psychotherapeutic Agents |
11,632,706 |
1,338,938 |
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
10,323,994 |
1,662,680 |
Gastrointestinal Agents |
7,516,474 |
1,107,609 |
Respiratory Agents |
7,898,748 |
1,206,347 |
Topical Agents |
6,857,092 |
1,643,010 |
Anti-Infectives |
5,676,384 |
2,299,215 |
Nutritional Products |
5,322,639 |
792,679 |
Note: Data source for therapeutic class is Cerner
Multum Inc.
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