Table 4.
Number of dispensings not captured in PharMetrics Plus by type of payment and medication class
| Diuretic Dispensings in LRx (Col %) | Diuretic dispensings not captured in PharMetrics (Col %) | Opioid Dispensings LRx (Col %) | Opioid dispensings not captured in PharMetrics (Col %) | Antiplatelet dispensings LRx (Col %) | Antiplatelet dispensings not captured in PharMetrics (Col %) | Anticoagulant dispensings LRx (Col %) | Anticoagulant dispensings not captured in PharMetrics (Col %) | Total dispensings not captured in PharMetrics (Col %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of dispensings | 2 567 019 | 600 611 | 2 944 767 | 721 064 | 572 901 | 163 526 | 509 467 | 135 853 | 1 621 054 |
| Self‐paid | 122 311 (5) | 106 424 (18) | 85 839 (3) | 66 163 (9) | 43 309 (7) | 36 638 (22) | 21 630 (4) | 17 261 (13) | 226 486 (14) |
| Medicaid | 7716 (0) | 7187 (1) | 21 537 (0.6) | 19 354 (3) | 3799 (1) | 3661 (2) | 1842 (0) | 1669 (1) | 31 871 (2) |
| Medicare | 139 283 (5) | 124 453 (21) | 193 340 (7) | 174 253 (24) | 44 664 (8) | 41 532 (25) | 45 809 (9) | 42 762 (31) | 383 000 (24) |
| Commercial insurer | 2 297 709 (89) | 362 547 (60) | 2 644 051 (90) | 461 294 (64) | 481 129 (84) | 81 695 (50) | 440 186(86) | 74 161 (55) | 979 697 (60) |