Table 2.2 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2011
| Therapeutic class |
Total purchases ranking |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1 |
738,176,021 |
69,981,148 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
592,262,825 |
83,782,498 |
| Metabolic Agents |
3 |
521,794,821 |
55,896,043 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
4 |
252,923,624 |
46,995,946 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
5 |
235,391,485 |
31,717,450 |
| Respiratory Agents |
6 |
199,347,091 |
37,961,281 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
7 |
162,650,002 |
30,542,642 |
| Anti-Infectives |
8 |
157,038,211 |
72,408,788 |
| Topical Agents |
9 |
134,665,361 |
42,615,211 |
| Nutritional Products |
10 |
100,854,815 |
20,339,708 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.2: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2011
| Therapeutic class |
Total purchases |
Total number of persons with purchases |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
23,537,546 |
1,731,161 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
16,779,941 |
2,030,825 |
| Metabolic Agents |
15,770,918 |
1,487,787 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
9,157,340 |
1,519,825 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
9,149,184 |
974,758 |
| Respiratory Agents |
8,153,035 |
1,237,986 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
5,953,035 |
937,606 |
| Anti-Infectives |
5,306,049 |
2,214,414 |
| Topical Agents |
5,029,088 |
1,282,134 |
| Nutritional Products |
4,801,734 |
747,278 |
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