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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2010


Table 2.2 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2010

Therapeutic class Total
purchases
ranking
Total
purchases
Total number
of persons
with purchases
Cardiovascular Agents 1 738,867,225 67,355,542
Central Nervous System Agents 2 561,640,016 81,019,005
Metabolic Agents 3 530,987,577 54,687,152
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 4 263,384,522 47,329,763
Psychotherapeutic Agents 5 223,686,875 30,401,181
Respiratory Agents 6 204,480,816 38,596,768
Gastrointestinal Agents 7 166,383,892 30,086,286
Anti-Infectives 8 148,746,962 70,285,060
Topical Agents 9 140,519,322 41,502,690
Nutritional Products 10 108,515,643 21,817,800

Standard Errors for Table 2.2: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2010

Therapeutic class Total
purchases
Total number
of persons
with purchases
Cardiovascular Agents 24,114,429 1,666,130
Central Nervous System Agents 17,752,402 2,083,924
Metabolic Agents 15,692,593 1,446,466
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 8,752,819 1,368,924
Psychotherapeutic Agents 8,869,209 947,373
Respiratory Agents 8,577,206 1,159,145
Gastrointestinal Agents 5,779,637 922,897
Anti-Infectives 5,248,830 1,969,003
Topical Agents 5,862,450 1,255,048
Nutritional Products 4,971,577 771,985

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