Trends in Brand Name and Generic Prescribed Medicine Utilization and Expenditures, 1999 and 2003. Statistical Brief No. 144

摘要

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) on brand name and generic prescribed medicine utilization and expenditures in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized (community) population in 1999 and 2003. Estimates were derived from the 1999 and 2003 MEPS prescribed medicines (PMED) files. Only prescribed drugs obtained in an outpatient setting are included in the estimates provided in this brief. Insulin and diabetic supplies and equipment are included in MEPS prescribed medicines estimates. Over-the-counter medicines are excluded from these estimates as are prescription medicines administered in an inpatient setting or in a clinic or physician's office. Expenditures are in nominal dollars. All differences discussed in the text are statistically significant at the 0.05 level.