Table 6.
Top 25 Therapeutic Drug Category by Expenditures in Nonfederal Hospitals in 2020
| Drug Category | 2020 Expenditures ($ Thousands) |
Percent of Total 2020 Expenditures | Percent Change from 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antineoplastic agents | 6,679,358 | 19.6 | –15.7 |
| Hemostatic modifiers | 2,772,502 | 8.1 | –5.1 |
| Immunologic agents | 2,652,874 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Antiviral drugs | 2,430,234 | 7.1 | 78.3 |
| Biologicals | 2,087,790 | 6.1 | –8.7 |
| Antiinfectives, systemica | 1,555,780 | 4.6 | –15.9 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,437,613 | 4.2 | –1.1 |
| Hospital solutions | 1,430,023 | 4.2 | –14.4 |
| Blood factors | 1,390,327 | 4.1 | –15.7 |
| Anesthetics | 1,228,846 | 3.6 | 11.4 |
| Hormones | 1,208,486 | 3.5 | 16.7 |
| Diagnostic aids | 1,184,344 | 3.5 | –11.5 |
| Respiratory therapy agents | 1,068,329 | 3.1 | –1.7 |
| Gastrointestinal agents | 1,041,044 | 3.1 | –15.4 |
| Antiarthritics | 813,810 | 2.4 | 8.7 |
| Musculoskeletal agents | 719,980 | 2.1 | 8.1 |
| Neurological disorder drugs | 704,557 | 2.1 | –26.2 |
| Psychotherapeutics | 686,276 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Analgesics | 620,160 | 1.8 | –13.3 |
| Diabetes therapies | 520,603 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| Cardiac agents | 418,946 | 1.2 | –7.8 |
| Vascular agents | 414,665 | 1.2 | –15.0 |
| Antifungal agents | 347,311 | 1.0 | –8.3 |
| Enzymes | 343,941 | 1.0 | –3.0 |
| Ophthalmic agents | 327,178 | 1.0 | –5.5 |
aIncludes mostly antibacterials along with some antiparasitic agents, with the latter having minimal impact in terms of expenditures.