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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2013


Table 2.1 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2013

Total
expenditures
ranking
Therapeutic class Total expenditures Total number
of persons with
expenditures
1 Metabolic Agents 56,580,526,945 55,674,450
2 Central Nervous System Agents 43,238,283,321 85,639,504
3 Cardiovascular Agents 28,356,664,914 70,167,729
4 Psychotherapeutic Agents 26,994,825,793 32,115,881
5 Respiratory Agents 25,352,900,681 36,758,166
6 Miscellaneous Agents 20,192,439,586 6,167,249
7 Immunologic Agents 17,718,002,354 1,868,996
8 Gastrointestinal Agents 16,804,226,669 31,813,213
9 Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 15,009,343,650 46,744,669
10 Anti-Infectives 14,076,419,863 74,668,023


Standard Errors for Table 2.1: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Expenditures, 2013

Therapeutic class Total expenditures Total number
of persons with
expenditures
Metabolic Agents 2,474,540,695 1,427,297
Central Nervous System Agents 2,490,749,544 2,144,039
Cardiovascular Agents 1,389,845,446 1,856,271
Psychotherapeutic Agents 1,865,352,288 1,154,726
Respiratory Agents 1,804,276,642 1,040,214
Miscellaneous Agents 4,235,174,223 387,581
Immunologic Agents 4,365,127,123 204,947
Gastrointestinal Agents 1,294,574,835 1,060,719
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 1,426,961,701 1,434,240
Anti-Infectives 1,335,692,341 2,186,020

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