Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Publication Details

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Title:

Trends in the Use and Expenditures for the Therapeutic Class Prescribed Psychotherapeutic Agents and All Subclasses, 1997 and 2004

Product type:

Statistical Brief 163

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

February 26, 2007

Description:

This Statistical Brief compares 1997 and 2004 data for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) on total expenditures, total number of purchases, total number of people with a purchase, and average price per purchase for the therapeutic class of prescribed psychotherapeutic agents and all therapeutic subclasses within the class. The subclasses include antipsychotics; central nervous system (CNS) stimulants; antidepressants; and anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics.

Author(s):

Marie N. Stagnitti, MPA

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Medical Expenditures, Mental Health, Prescribed Drug Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescription Drugs

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data_files/publications/st163/stat163.pdf (106 KB)

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