Member months | 91,542 | 92,094 |
Number of patients treated with a new prescription | 3,305 | 3,307 |
Number of new prescriptions | 5,920 | 5,920 |
Number of new and refilled prescriptions | 13,347 | 13,533 |
Number of patients with a new prescription from the high-cost drug categories |
No. (%)
|
No. (%)
|
Antibiotics | 923 (28) | 954 (29) |
Antidepressants | 369 (11) | 367 (11) |
Rhinitis medications | 334 (10) | 346 (11) |
GERD medications | 253 (8) | 189 (6) |
Asthma medications | 262 (8) | 218 (7) |
Diabetes medications | 154 (5) | 177 (5) |
Antihypertension medications, diuretics | 393 (12) | 411 (12) |
Lipid-lowering therapies | 150 (5) | 204 (6) |
Triptans and headache medications | 91 (3) | 79 (2) |
COX-2 inhibitors and NSAIDs | 385 (12) | 277 (8) |
Total | 2,496 (76) | 2,434 (74) |