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MEPS Topics: Prescription Drugs

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Prescription Drugs

Description: MEPS-HC survey participants are asked about their prescription drugs and then are asked for permission to collect more detailed information from their pharmacies. At the pharmacies, data are collected on the type, dosage, and payment for each filled prescription. No information is collected for over-the-counter medications. No information is collected for prescription drugs obtained during hospital visits.

Publications: Publications are listed in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

A Comparison of Person Characteristics and Reported Conditions for Adult Medicare Beneficiaries with High and Low Annual Prescription Medicine Expenditures, 2003

Statistical Brief #148

Trends in Brand Name and Generic Prescribed Medicine Utilization and Expenditures, 1999 and 2003

Statistical Brief #144

Persistence in Medicare Prescription Drug Expenditures by Treatment Class

Working Paper #6006

Trends in the Use and Expenditures for COX-2 Inhibitors and Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, 1997-2003

Statistical Brief #139

Population Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, by Level of Annual Prescribed Medicines Expenses, 2003

Statistical Brief #138

Treatment of Sore Throats: Antibiotic Prescriptions and Throat Cultures for Children under 18 Years of Age, 2002-2004 (Average Annual)

Statistical Brief #137

Trends in the Pharmaceutical Treatment of Hypertension, 1997 to 2003

Research Findings #25

Outpatient Prescription Drug Expenses in the U.S. Community Population, 2003

Chartbook #16

Outpatient Prescribed Medicine Expenses by Source of Payment and Insurance Status for the Medicare and Non-Medicare Populations, 2003

Statistical Brief #125

A Comparison of Antidiabetic Agent Prescribed Medications: Oral Medicines and Insulin, 1997 and 2003

Statistical Brief #118

Trends in the Use of Diuretics to Treat Hypertension, 1997 and 2003

Statistical Brief #120

Diuretic Use in the Treatment of Hypertension, by Selected Population Characteristics, 2003

Statistical Brief #119

The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expenses for Adults Age 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003

Statistical Brief #110

The Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Ranked by Total Expenses for the Medicare Population Age 65 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2003

Statistical Brief #109

Prescription Drug Expenditures in the 10 Largest States for Persons under Age 65, 2003

Statistical Brief #107

Prescription Drugs: Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Unmet Need Relative to Family Income, 2002

Statistical Brief #102

Trends in Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population, 1997 and 2002

Statistical Brief #97

Statin Use in the Civilian Noninstitutionalized Medicare Population in 2002

Statistical Brief #96

Statin Use among Persons 18 and Older in the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population Reported as Receiving Medical Care for the Treatment of High Cholesterol, 2002

Statistical Brief #95

Health Care Expenses: Poor, Near Poor, and Low Income People in the United States Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 2002

Working Paper #5016

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