Provincial
Ontario's Prescription Drug Expenditures
Source: IMS HEALTH Canada & Brogan Inc. – 12 months ending December 2007
| Canada |
| Total annual spending on prescription drugs: |
$18.98 billion |
| Brand name: |
$15.0 billion (79%) |
| Generic: |
$3.9 billion (21%) |
| |
| Total number of prescriptions filled: |
442 million |
| Brand name: |
227 million (51.4%) |
| Generic: |
215 million (48.6%) |
| |
| Ontario |
| Total annual spending on prescription drugs: |
$7.5 billion |
| Brand name: |
$5.9 billion (79%) |
| Generic: |
$1.6 billion (21%) |
| |
| Total number of prescriptions filled: |
145 million |
| Brand name: |
72 million (49.4%) |
| Generic: |
73 million (50.6%) |
| |
| Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB) |
| Total annual spending on prescription drugs: |
$3.4 billion |
| Brand name: |
$2.6 billion (76.8%) |
| Generic: |
$785 million (23.2%) |
| |
| Total number of claims: |
95 million |
| Brand name: |
41 million (43.1%) |
| Generic: |
54 million (56.9%) |
| |
| Average price per prescription (Canada, 2007) |
| Brand name: |
$64.19 |
| Generic: |
$26.07 |
