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Trends in Outpatient Prescription Gastrointestinal Agents Purchases and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population, 1997 and 2007 |
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The estimates are for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population and are derived from the 1997 and 2007 Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC). For outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agents, the Brief compares 1997 and 2007 total expenditures, total number of purchases, and average annual expenditure per person with a purchase and average expenditure per purchase. When comparing 1997 and 2007, MEPS estimates showed an increase in total expenditures of 170 percent rising from $7.0 billion in 1997 to $18.9 billion in 2007 for prescription gastrointestinal agents. |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |