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The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ordered by Total Expense for the Medicare Population Age 65 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2006 |
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This Statistical Brief provides a summary of the top five therapeutic classes of outpatient prescription drugs when ordered by total expense for Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older. It also includes estimates for the Medicare population (age 65 and older) of the percentage of annual prescribed drug expenses for the top five therapeutic classes represented, the percentage of those with a prescribed drug expense having an expense in the top five classes of drugs, and the mean expense in these classes of drugs. |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |