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Table 6 Selected percentiles of the number of days of drugs, of the number of visits, and of the number of drug items

From: The influences of Taiwan's generic grouping price policy on drug prices and expenditures: Evidence from analysing the consumption of the three most-used classes of cardiovascular drugs

 

Exposure group

Comparison group

 

Pre-action

Post-action

Pre-action

Post-action

Beta blocking agents

The number of days of drugs

    

   25%

60

120

56

120

   50%

92

180

90

170

   75%

140

210

140

210

   95%

168

224

168

228

   99%

180

252

196

249

   100%

210

280

224

300

The number of visits

    

   25%

2

4

2

4

   50%

4

7

4

6

   75%

5

7

5

7

   95%

6

8

6

8

   99%

10

11

8

10

   100%

13

14

23

24

The number drug items

    

   25%

1

1

1

1

   50%

1

1

1

1

   75%

1

1

1

1

   95%

1

2

1

2

   99%

2

2

2

3

   100%

3

3

2

4

Calcium channel blockers, vascular effects

The number of days of drugs

    

   25%

60

120

56

120

   50%

112

180

90

180

   75%

140

210

133

198

   95%

168

224

168

225

   99%

180

264

182

240

   100%

196

330

224

300

The number of visits

    

   25%

3

5

2

4

   50%

4

6

3

6

   75%

5

7

5

7

   95%

6

8

6

8

   99%

12

13

9

11

   100%

30

27

12

13

The number drug items

    

   25%

1

1

1

1

   50%

1

1

1

1

   75%

1

1

1

1

   95%

2

2

1

1

   99%

2

2

1

2

   100%

4

3

2

3

ACE inhibitors, plain

The number of days of drugs

    

   25%

60

112

60

112

   50%

112

168

104

168

   75%

140

202

140

203

   95%

168

224

172

224

   99%

180

249

196

240

   100%

224

288

240

245

The number of visits

    

   25%

2

4

2

4

   50%

4

6

4

6

   75%

5

7

5

7

   95%

7

9

7

9

   99%

12

14

12

13

   100%

30

27

12

14

The number drug items

    

   25%

1

1

1

1

   50%

1

1

1

1

   75%

1

1

1

1

   95%

1

2

1

1

   99%

2

3

2

2

   100%

3

3

2

2