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Table 7 Number of standardized 30-day fills of PPIs, benzodiazepines, or antipsychotics for patients over 65 years per regiona,b

From: Prescribing trends of proton pump inhibitors, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines of medicare part d providers

Region

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

PPI

 Northeast

8,768,992 (30.4)

9,465,198 (31.1)

9,795,065 (30.8)

10,081,212 (29.8)

10,273,812 (29.2)

10,501,229 (28.3)

10,853,244 (27.9)

 Midwest

10,254,207 (29.6)

11,256,768 (30.6)

11,902,161 (30.9)

12,323,442 (30.4)

12,646,944 (29.8)

12,943,790 (29.1)

13,432,506 (29.0)

 South

18,493,221 (33.3)

20,284,181 (34.0)

21,046,315 (33.4)

21,541,143 (32.1)

22,263,931 (31.4)

22,743,638 (30.3)

23,655,972 (29.9)

 West

7,765,420 (26.4)

8,271,129 (26.5)

8,574,494 (26.2)

8,682,084 (25.1)

8,595,189 (23.7)

8,579,843 (22.4)

8,748,059 (21.8)

 Other

586,668 (27.8)

656,261 (28.7)

732,514 (30.1)

734,257 (29.1)

705,684 (26.9)

724,319 (26.0)

795,003 (26.3)

Total

45,868,508 (30.4)

49,933,537 (31.1)

52,050,549 (30.9)

53,362,138 (29.9)

54,485,559 (29.0)

55,492,818 (28.1)

57,484,783 (27.7)

Benzodiazepines

 Northeast

3,969,607 (13.7)

4,089,129 (13.5)

4,105,101 (12.9)

4,203,292 (12.4)

4,170,618 (11.8)

4,207,875 (11.4)

4,196,429 (10.8)

 Midwest

4,743,611 (13.7)

4,994,795 (13.6)

5,069,499 (13.2)

5,051,528 (12.4)

4,955,922 (11.7)

4,791,099 (10.8)

4,551,203 (9.8)

 South

10,881,430 (19.6)

11,417,185 (19.1)

11,308,658.5 (17.9)

11,235,543 (16.8)

11,154,306 (15.7)

10,763,750 (14.3)

10,146,007 (12.8)

 West

3,936,237 (13.4)

4,048,233 (13.0)

3,943,805 (12.1)

3,870,739 (11.2)

3,780,459 (10.4)

3,665,271 (9.6)

3,464,867 (8.6)

 Other

500,045 (23.7)

557,438 (24.4)

586,362 (24.1)

633,898 (25.1)

677,208 (25.9)

720,428 (25.9)

719,259 (23.8)

Total

24,030,931 (15.9)

25,106,780 (15.7)

25,013,425 (14.8)

24,995,000 (14.0)

24,738,511 (13.2)

24,148,423 (12.2)

23,077,765 (11.1)

Antipsychotics

 Northeast

1,593,013 (5.5)

1,621,897 (5.3)

1,606,992 (5.1)

1,702,868 (5.0)

1,737,370 (4.9)

1,819,882 (4.9)

1,868,958 (4.8)

 Midwest

1,610,290 (4.6)

1,649,822 (4.5)

1,622,308 (4.2)

1,727,398 (4.3)

1,781,193 (4.2)

1,863,025 (4.2)

1,914,522 (4.1)

 South

2,455,290 (4.4)

2,567,727 (4.3)

2,532,400 (4.0)

2,685,679 (4.0)

2,837,491 (4.0)

2,985,785 (4.0)

3,105,362 (3.9)

 West

1,159,470 (3.9)

1,213,165 (3.9)

1,214,101 (3.7)

1,314,064 (3.8)

1,374,306 (3.8)

1,462,838 (3.8)

1,532,942 (3.8)

 Other

101,605 (4.8)

120,107 (5.3)

125,841 (5.2)

134,294 (5.3)

135,319 (5.2)

145,227 (5.2)

157,368 (5.2)

Total

6,919,668 (4.6)

7,172,717 (4.5)

7,101,642 (4.2)

7,564,302 (4.2)

7,865,678 (4.2)

8,276,758 (4.2)

8,579,151 (4.1)

  1. aNumber of standardized 30-day PPI, benzodiazepine, or antipsychotic fills per 1000 standardized 30-day fills for patients over 65 years in parentheses bDenominators are not shown because they are specific to year and region