Medicare's top 10 therapy classes in
2006.
Medicare's Top 10 Therapy Classes in 2006
Percentage of all Part D prescriptions
Antihypertensives 25.0
Lipid regulators 7.4
Antidepressants 5.1
Diabetes drugs, noninsulin 5.0
Analgesics, narcotic 4.9
Antiulcerants 4.2
Anti-infectives, broad 3.0
Thyroid hormones 3.0
Antithrombotics 2.9
Seizure disorder drugs 2.5
Source: IMS Health
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