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Drug Use and Expenditures in 1982
Carlene Baum, PhD;
Dianne L. Kennedy, RPh, MPH;
Mary B. Forbes, RPh;
Judith K. Jones, MD, PhD
JAMA. 1985;253(3):382-386.
Abstract
This article provides national estimates of drug use and drug expenditures in 1982. Total outpatient drug exposure increased 5% from 1981 to 1982 and 28% from 1971 to 1982. Hydrochlorothiazide was the most frequently dispensed drug chemical and was contained in more than 5% of all 1982 prescriptions. Sixteen major therapeutic classes accounted for about 80% of drugstore and hospital expenditures for ethical pharmaceuticals. Hospitals spent around $3.0 billion and a third of this total was for anti-infectives administered for systemic effects. The prescription drug component of the consumer price index increased 11.7% in 1982, and consumers spent about $14.5 billion on prescriptions from retail pharmacies alone.
(JAMA 1985;253:382-386)
Author Affiliations
From the Division of Drug and Biological Product Experience, National Center for Drug and Biologics, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Md.
Footnotes
The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the FDA. The authors also assume responsibility for the accurate transcription of all data and the mathematical calculations performed by the Drug Use Analysis Branch.
Reprint requests to Drug Use Analysis Branch, HFN-737, Food and Drug Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857 (Dr Baum).
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