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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2012


Table 2.2 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2012

Therapeutic class Total
purchases
ranking
Total purchases Total number
of persons with
purchases
Cardiovascular Agents 1 702,357,656 69,338,472
Central Nervous System Agents 2 588,111,686 84,505,506
Metabolic Agents 3 509,177,032 55,480,998
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 4 245,469,291 46,361,440
Psychotherapeutic Agents 5 238,493,397 32,997,759
Respiratory Agents 6 177,680,274 35,149,990
Gastrointestinal Agents 7 163,071,393 30,819,526
Anti-Infectives 8 146,182,068 70,561,254
Topical Agents 9 129,304,995 41,496,676
Nutritional Products 10 100,928,310 21,425,526


Standard Errors for Table 2.2: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2012

Therapeutic class Total purchases Total number
of persons with
purchases
Cardiovascular Agents 21,161,829 1,841,659
Central Nervous System Agents 19,076,460 2,115,943
Metabolic Agents 17,049,699 1,463,154
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 8,802,540 1,321,389
Psychotherapeutic Agents 8,505,168 1,095,409
Respiratory Agents 7,619,237 1,137,259
Gastrointestinal Agents 6,533,257 1,058,384
Anti-Infectives 5,279,537 2,045,128
Topical Agents 5,535,685 1,388,653
Nutritional Products 4,764,672 763,894

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