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Prescribed Drug Estimates: 2013


Table 2.2 Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2013

Total
purchases
ranking
Therapeutic class Total purchases Total number
of persons with
purchases
1 Cardiovascular Agents 713,733,758 70,167,729
2 Central Nervous System Agents 613,475,569 85,639,504
3 Metabolic Agents 511,451,988 55,674,450
4 Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 243,720,246 46,744,669
5 Psychotherapeutic Agents 240,027,988 32,115,881
6 Respiratory Agents 186,089,210 36,758,166
7 Gastrointestinal Agents 171,261,059 31,813,213
8 Anti-Infectives 153,985,554 74,668,023
9 Topical Agents 142,099,960 45,039,364
10 Nutritional Products 107,530,332 21,327,289


Standard Errors for Table 2.2: Top Therapeutic Classes by Total Purchases, 2013

Therapeutic class Total purchases Total number
of persons with
purchases
Cardiovascular Agents 21,574,105 1,856,271
Central Nervous System Agents 23,765,023 2,144,039
Metabolic Agents 15,473,010 1,427,297
Hormones/Hormone Modifiers 8,944,272 1,434,240
Psychotherapeutic Agents 9,153,463 1,154,726
Respiratory Agents 7,837,413 1,040,214
Gastrointestinal Agents 6,702,117 1,060,719
Anti-Infectives 5,350,396 2,186,020
Topical Agents 6,036,230 1,364,377
Nutritional Products 5,514,979 737,605

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