Table 2.

Drug-costs for one year's treatment, in Norway (ranked according to price)*

	Drug cost*
Thiazide	$33 (£22)
ACE-inhibitor	$150 (£99)
Beta-blocking agent	$174 (£115)
Calcium channel blocker	$211 (£139)
Alpha blocking agent	$269 (£178)
ACE-inhibitor with thiazide	$270 (£178)
Angiotensin II antagonist	$288 (£190)
Angiotensin II antagonist with thiazide	$328 (£216)

*Based on prices to consumer. The costs were calculated by dividing total sales of each drug class by consumption (year 2000). It is assumed that the average dose used equals the defined daily dose (DDD)