Fig 2. Percent of Medicare beneficiaries with use of selected statin and antihypertensive prescription drugs, 2007–2014.
Sample is Medicare beneficiaries with fee-for-service and Part D coverage in the year of the horizontal axis. Use of a drug is defined as 90 days and 2 claims. Abbreviations: ACEI (angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors), ARB (angiotensin-II receptor blockers), RAS (renin-angiotensin system), non-RAS AHTs (beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, loop diuretics, and thiazide diuretics).