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. 2024 Jun 5;14:100460. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100460

Table 4.

Top 20 cost saving medications (based on mean and median 30-day supply out-of-pocket cost).

Class of Medication (ATC 2 Level) Mean Out-of-Pocket Cost Saving of 30-day Supply Class of Medication (ATC 2 Level) Median of Out-of-Pocket Cost Saving of 30-day Supply
Anthelmintic drugs $898.43 Anthelmintic drugs $1120.00
Immunostimulants drugs $821.67 Antihemorrhagic drugs $375.00
Antihemorrhagic drugs $703.13 Drugs for treatment of bone diseases $105.43
Antibacterial drugs $133.19 Anabolic agents for systemic use $72.91
Antithrombotic agents $118.12 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues $31.72
Psycholeptics drugs $105.12 Peripheral vasodilators $13.43
Drugs for treatment of bone diseases $99.39 Antiviral drugs $13.33
Immunosuppressants drugs $74.01 Stomatological preparations $11.89
Anabolic agents for systemic use $72.91 Drugs for constipation $10.00
Endocrine therapy $70.53 Endocrine therapy $8.18
Other dermatological drugs $62.89 Cardiac therapy $8.12
Sex hormones and modulators of the genital system $59.04 Antibacterial drugs $7.92
Antigout preparations $48.41 Gynecological anti-infectives and antiseptics $7.85
Antiviral drugs $46.22 Otologicals $7.56
Cardiac therapy $42.98 Ophthalmological and otological preparations $7.00
Acne drugs $42.23 Topical dermatological corticosteroids $6.88
Nasal preparations $41.30 Vasoprotective drugs $6.88
Antianemic drugs $38.76 Other dermatological drugs $6.67
Ophthalmological drugs $37.10 Topical products for joint and muscular pain $6.67
Drugs for obstructive airway diseases $36.93 Antiemetics and antinauseants $6.47

Abbreviation: ATC = Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.