This statistic displays the proportion of the total drug program expenditures in Canada funded by the private sector, by the top 10 drug classes in 2013. In that year, 6.3 percent of total drug program spending funded by the private sector was dedicated to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) which are often used for treating high cholesterol.
Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013*
This includes 9 provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Includes drug spending on ingredients, excluding dispensing and markup fees, paid for by private insurers and out of pocket.
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CIHI. (May 22, 2015). Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/
CIHI. "Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013*." Chart. May 22, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/
CIHI. (2015). Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/
CIHI. "Top 10 Drug Classes by Share of Total Drug Spending Funded by Private Sector in Canada in 2013*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/
CIHI, Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Top 10 drug classes by share of total drug spending funded by private sector in Canada in 2013* [Graph], CIHI, May 22, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/441117/share-of-drug-spending-canada-funded-by-private-sector-by-top-drug-classes/
