Table 7. Mean yearly health costs per patient among persistent patients.

	Type	No.	Cost per specialist examinations	Cost per others drugs	Cost per Hospitalizations	Total annual cost	Mean Diff. (generic - branded)
Metformin	Branded	13473	€ 393.40	€ 208.83	€ 157.83	€ 760.06	€ 12.75
A10BA02	Generic	12950	€ 391.05	€ 184.79	€ 196.97	€ 772.81
Amlodipine	Branded	33965	€ 438.52	€ 315.50	€ 177.98	€ 932.00	−€ 16.27
C08CA01	Generic	4868	€ 402.40	€ 286.99	€ 226.35	€ 915.73
Simvastatin	Branded	13679	€ 430.53	€ 180.35	€ 218.18	€ 829.05	−€ 84.25
C10AA01	Generic	11642	€ 411.39	€ 153.49	€ 179.93	€ 744.81
Sertraline	Branded	1801	€ 392.32	€ 260.15	€ 37.56	€ 690.03	−€ 44.19
N06AB06	Generic	1987	€ 388.15	€ 234.48	€ 23.21	€ 645.85
Propafenone	Branded	1408	€ 503.43	€ 201.89	€ 23.48	€ 728.80	−€ 128.16
C01BC03	Generic	1002	€ 428.70	€ 149.48	€ 22.46	€ 600.64
Alendronate	Branded	3008	€ 398.53	€ 336.81	€ 32.64	€ 767.99	−€ 13.30
M05BA04	Generic	2226	€ 431.12	€ 294.31	€ 29.25	€ 754.68