Table 2: Average cost per enrollee of potentially inappropriate prescriptions, by province, sex and age.
| Province | Age, yr; average cost, $* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | Overall | |||||||
| 65-74 | 75-84 | ≥ 85 | All ages | 65-74 | 75-84 | ≥ 85 | All ages | ||
| British Columbia | 84 | 83 | 92 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 65 | 76 |
| Alberta | 101 | 98 | 101 | 100 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 84 |
| Saskatchewan | 91 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 81 |
| Manitoba | 103 | 98 | 91 | 99 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 88 |
| Ontario | 67 | 82 | 111 | 80 | 55 | 66 | 84 | 62 | 72 |
| New Brunswick | 148 | 142 | 162 | 149 | 110 | 109 | 132 | 112 | 134 |
| Nova Scotia | 102 | 100 | 101 | 101 | 88 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 97 |
| Prince Edward Island | 60 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 37 | 40 | 28 | 37 | 49 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 134 | 129 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 117 | 126 | 121 | 128 |
| All high-data-coverage provinces | 78 | 85 | 104 | 85 | 59 | 66 | 78 | 63 | 75 |
*Includes public and private shares of total ingredient costs and dispensing fees for eligible prescriptions under provincial drug benefit programs.