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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2008
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Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2008
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|
Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
ranking
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
|
|
| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
52,479,293,659 |
52,638,328 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
38,752,272,935 |
79,936,494 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
3 |
29,705,919,970 |
64,994,628 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
4 |
20,891,873,419 |
27,953,909 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
5 |
20,843,667,820 |
29,245,556 |
| Respiratory Agents |
6 |
18,400,822,985 |
38,635,588 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
7 |
11,251,932,014 |
44,769,431 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
8 |
10,843,598,288 |
5,517,881 |
| Anti-Infectives |
9 |
9,620,072,344 |
74,905,581 |
| Topical Agents |
10 |
8,835,831,505 |
40,891,759 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2008
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|
Therapeutic
class
|
Total
expenditures
|
Total number
of persons
with expenditures
|
|
| Metabolic Agents |
1,909,379,310 |
1,569,931 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,869,464,325 |
2,034,950 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1,404,821,865 |
1,745,996 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
1,020,820,488 |
1,045,461 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
1,055,485,284 |
961,747 |
| Respiratory Agents |
1,005,196,700 |
1,295,890 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
761,912,387 |
1,374,505 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
1,460,032,549 |
326,605 |
| Anti-Infectives |
864,974,763 |
1,848,788 |
| Topical Agents |
491,621,852 |
1,222,392 |
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