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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2006

Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2006

Therapeutic
class

Total
expenditures
ranking

Total
expenditures

Total number
of persons
with expenditures


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

Therapeutic
class

Total
expenditures

Total number
of persons
with expenditures


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

* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.

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