Table 3. Top 5 prescription medications frequency and expenditure of gynecologic cancer patients by drug category, 2007–2014*.
| Cancer type | Category | Rx No.† (%) | Mean (95% CI) | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Analgesics‡ | 3,772 (39) | 51.5 (15.1, 87.9) | $194,118 |
| Sex hormones§ | 1,649 (17.1) | 41.7 (31.4, 52.1) | $68,841 | |
| Antineoplastic hormones‖ | 958 (9.9) | 227.2 (148.9,305.5) | $217,591 | |
| Antiemetic/antivertigo agents¶ | 313 (3.2) | 135.8 (90.3, 181.4) | $42,488 | |
| Antidepressants** | 276 (2.9) | 64.7 (34.5, 94.8) | $17,832 | |
| Uterine cancer | Analgesics | 1,046 (25.8) | 29.6 (21.4, 37.9) | $31,011 |
| Sex hormones | 1,005 (24.8) | 38.7 (5.48, 82.9) | $38,923 | |
| Antineoplastic hormones | 484 (11.9) | 293.2 (68.8, 517.5) | $141,786 | |
| Antidepressants | 235 (5.8) | 57.6 (57.6, 57.6) | $13,516 | |
| Iron products | 231 (5.7) | 9.1 (9.1, 9.1) | $2,107 | |
| Cervical cancer | Analgesics | 960 (51.2) | 43.7 (41.4, 45.9) | $41,894 |
| Sex hormones | 479 (25.6) | 56.9 (21.4, 92.5) | $27,276 | |
| Penicillins | 78 (4.2) | 4.4 (4.4, 4.4) | $345 | |
| Laxatives | 68 (3.6) | 35.8 (35.8, 35.8) | $2,449 | |
| Antineoplastic hormones | 60 (3.2) | 749.2 (749.2, 749.2) | $45,056 | |
| Ovarian cancer | Sex hormones | 165 (17.8) | 16.0 (16.0, 16.0) | $2,642 |
| Antiemetic/antivertigo agents | 97 (10.4) | 91.8 (−125.42, 309.0) | $8,884 | |
| Analgesics | 95 (10.2) | 52.6 (43.3, 61.8) | $4,980 | |
| Miscellaneous antineoplastics | 74 (8) | 8,201.6 (8,201.6, 8,201.6) | $607,715 | |
| Colony stimulating factors | 74 (8) | 7,540.2 (7,540.2, 7,540.2) | $558,708 |
CI, confidence interval.
*All monetary values were converted to 2014 dollars using the price indices recommended by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; †Total number of prescriptions; ‡Analgesics include Codeine, Oxycodone, Diclofenac, Endocet, Fentanyl, Hydrocortisone, Hydromorphone, Ibuprofen, Lortab, Methadone, Morphine, Motrin, Oxycontin, Percocet, Tylenol, and Vicodin; §Sex hormones include Climara, Esterified Estrogens/Methyltestosterone, Estradiol, Necon, Premarin, and Ortho; ‖Antineoplastic hormones include Anastrozole, Arimidex, Femara, Letrozole, Lupron Depot, Medroxyprogesterone, Megestrol, and Tamoxifen; ¶Antiemetic or antivertigo agents include Emend, Reglan, Prochlorperazine, Ondansetron, and Metoclopramide; **Antidepressants include Citalopram Hydrobromide, Duloxetine, Effexor Xr, Fluoxetine, Trazodone, and Zoloft.