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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2010
Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2010
| Therapeutic class |
Total
expenditures
ranking |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
49,413,473,710 |
54,687,152 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
37,565,281,774 |
81,019,005 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
3 |
28,227,000,724 |
67,355,542 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
4 |
24,945,740,993 |
30,401,181 |
| Respiratory Agents |
5 |
21,286,829,802 |
38,596,768 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
6 |
19,224,506,303 |
30,086,286 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
7 |
14,155,954,232 |
47,329,763 |
| Anti-Infectives |
8 |
13,980,155,236 |
70,285,060 |
| Immunologic Agents |
9 |
13,775,561,094 |
8,113,123 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
10 |
11,617,093,293 |
10,749,576 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2010
| Therapeutic class |
Total
expenditures |
Total number
of persons
with expenditures |
| Metabolic Agents |
1,711,758,711 |
1,446,466 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,628,125,749 |
2,083,924 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
1,128,163,359 |
1,666,130 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
1,658,844,144 |
947,373 |
| Respiratory Agents |
1,153,485,086 |
1,159,145 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
1,133,642,355 |
922,897 |
| Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
1,140,604,349 |
1,368,924 |
| Anti-Infectives |
2,374,866,630 |
1,969,003 |
| Immunologic Agents |
2,454,182,544 |
407,414 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
2,883,666,899 |
471,437 |
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