Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2009
Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2009
Therapeutic class |
Total expenditures ranking |
Total expenditures |
Total number of persons with expenditures |
Metabolic Agents |
1 |
45,043,922,801 |
52,556,842 |
Central Nervous System Agents |
2 |
38,420,383,550 |
80,527,366 |
Cardiovascular Agents |
3 |
28,116,594,881 |
65,669,743 |
Psychotherapeutic Agents |
4 |
22,307,559,531 |
29,409,538 |
Respiratory Agents |
5 |
20,231,859,973 |
39,870,293 |
Gastrointestinal Agents |
6 |
19,520,684,997 |
28,584,279 |
Anti-Infectives |
7 |
15,709,830,711 |
75,786,493 |
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
8 |
14,718,587,963 |
45,977,237 |
Topical Agents |
9 |
10,382,485,439 |
41,630,838 |
Immunologic Agents |
10 |
10,117,176,703 |
1,856,754 |
Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2009
Therapeutic class |
Total expenditures |
Total number of persons with expenditures |
Metabolic Agents |
1,517,213,861 |
1,543,752 |
Central Nervous System Agents |
1,785,506,129 |
2,136,423 |
Cardiovascular Agents |
1,152,639,139 |
1,732,859 |
Psychotherapeutic Agents |
1,193,322,521 |
1,008,327 |
Respiratory Agents |
1,129,765,994 |
1,172,356 |
Gastrointestinal Agents |
924,294,125 |
928,781 |
Anti-Infectives |
1,773,815,315 |
1,964,623 |
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers |
1,781,806,174 |
1,276,149 |
Topical Agents |
598,119,774 |
1,215,582 |
Immunologic Agents |
1,964,955,500 |
167,844 |
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