Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2011
| Therapeutic class |
Total
expenditures
ranking |
Total expenditures |
Total number
of persons with
expenditures |
| Metabolic Agents |
1 |
50,973,919,615 |
55,896,043 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
39,036,304,924 |
83,782,498 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
3 |
27,095,980,214* |
10,878,762 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
4 |
24,566,679,178 |
69,981,148 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
5 |
24,266,757,855 |
31,717,450 |
| Respiratory Agents |
6 |
23,151,659,258 |
37,961,281 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
7 |
18,430,108,339 |
6,602,598 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
8 |
17,909,705,697 |
30,542,642 |
| Anti-Infectives |
9 |
15,296,339,407 |
72,408,788 |
| Immunologic Agents |
10 |
12,250,033,283 |
## |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2011
| Therapeutic class |
Total expenditures |
Total number
of persons with
expenditures |
| Metabolic Agents |
1,932,855,841 |
1,487,787 |
| Central Nervous System Agents |
1,898,300,500 |
2,030,825 |
| Coagulation Modifiers |
13,584,062,214* |
482,090 |
| Cardiovascular Agents |
906,090,271 |
1,731,161 |
| Psychotherapeutic Agents |
1,512,255,074 |
974,758 |
| Respiratory Agents |
1,231,944,367 |
1,237,986 |
| Miscellaneous Agents |
2,772,477,191 |
351,015 |
| Gastrointestinal Agents |
1,229,061,369 |
937,606 |
| Anti-Infectives |
2,233,140,043 |
2,214,414 |
| Immunologic Agents |
2,337,484,719 |
## |
## Less than 100 sample persons.
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
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