Expenditures for Purchases of Prescription Drugs

Expenditures for purchases of prescription drugs by geographic division and State and average annual percent change: United States, selected years 1980-91 [Data are compiled by the Health Care Financing Administration] 

                                                                  Amount in millions                     Average annual 
                                                                                                         percent change
Geographic division and State(1)   1980    1982     1984     1986     1988     1989     1990     1991    1980-88 1988-91


United States ..............     $12,049  $15,029  $18,500  $22,592  $26,772  $29,425  $32,733  $36,377    10.5    10.8
 Mountain ..................         490      623      784      974    1,168    1,290    1,446    1,627    11.5    11.7 
  Montana ..................          31       37       46       56       65       71       78       87     9.7    10.2 
  Idaho ....................          44       53       65       77       89       97      109      123     9.2    11.4
  Wyoming ..................          23       32       34       36       38       40       44       49     6.5     8.8 
  Colorado .................         127      162      196      231      266      291      324      364     9.7    11.0 
  New Mexico................          52       65       85      109      131      144      160      179    12.2    11.0 
  Arizona ..................         123      159      208      275      345      385      431      483    13.8    11.9 
  Utah .....................          54       66       91      121      149      164      184      207    13.5    11.6 
  Nevada ...................          36       49       59       69       85       98      116      135    11.3    16.7
 

Notes: (1)State where prescriptions were provided. Prescription drug expenditure is limited to spending for products purchased in retail outlets. The value of drugs and other products provided by hospitals, nursing homes, or other health professionals is included in estimates of spending for these providers’ services. Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Source: Health United States, 1994 on Publications from the National Center for Health Statistics CD-ROM Table 145. Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary: Estimates prepared by the Office of National Health Statistics.

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