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Table 3 Preventive medication and vaccination use in 2014

From: The relative burden of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations in older adults: a retrospective observational study in the United States

Preventive measure

Individuals treated N (%)

Total health plan cost

Patient OOP

Total cost

PMPYa

Pneumococcal vaccination

147,552 (7.6%)

$14,142,934

$6930

$14,149,780

$7.26

Influenza vaccination

883,319 (45.3%)

$26,115,315

$14,643

$26,129,745

$13.40

Total

922,414 (47.3%)

$40,255,322

$21,573

$40,276,597

$20.66

MI/Stroke Prevention

 Antihypertensives

1,103,865 (56.6%)

$259,953,965

$120,376,142

$369,173,588

$189.38

 Statins

754,659 (38.7%)

$146,574,868

$48,844,928

$194,778,686

$99.92

 Aspirin

2514 (0.1%)

$11,569.57

8.40

11,573.70

0.01

 Antiplatelets

108,899 (5.6%)

$49,170,046

$13,925,749

$63,053,238

$32.35

 Anticoagulants

109,114 (5.6%)

$25,344,062

$9,197,641

$34,451,541

$17.67

 Total MI/Stroke

1,225,741 (62.9%)

$481,054,511

$192,344,468

$661,468,627

$339.33

 Bisphosphonates

98,129 (5.0%)

$26,495,337

$8,544,260

$34,128,920

$17.51

 SERMs

11,437 (0.6%)

$12,752,847

$3,739,518

$16,482,842

$8.46

 Denosumab

13,567 (0.7%)

$103,203,578

$3,602,221

$106,801,838

$54.79

 Teriparatide

1261 (0.1%)

$10,494,134

$1,186,876

$11,680,624

$5.99

 Total

121,870 (6.3%)

$152,945,896

$17,072,875

$169,094,223

$86.74

  1. aBased on the Total Cost divided by the total population size
  2. Abbreviations: CAP: community-acquired pneumonia; MI: myocardial infarction; OF: osteoporotic fracture; ACEi: angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers; SERMs: selective estrogen receptor modulators; PMPY: per person per year; OOP: out-of-pocket