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Table 4 Drug cost ($) according to drug insurance type

From: Difference in drug cost between private and public drug plans in Quebec, Canada

 

PDP

Private

  

Mean (SD)

($)

Mean (SD)

($)

Mean difference: private versus PDP ($)

Mean difference: private versus PDP (%)

Drug cost (number of strata)

 All drugs (38 896)

52·99 (393·14)

62·34 (444·89)

9·35

17·6

 Generic drugs (22 098)

20·78 (178·08)

26·55 (197·44)

5·77

27·8

 Innovator drugs (7 900)

129·66 (563·84)

149·26 (656·60)

19·61

15·1

  1. SD standard deviation