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Figure 1: Annual number of drug prescriptions in Canada per 100 000 population, for the period 1996–2006. Each bar represents 1 year of data between 1996 and 2006. Percent changes were calculated as 2006 data in relation to 1996 data. AC = anticoagulants, ACE = angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, AP = thienopyridine antiplatelets, ARB = angiotensin-receptor antagonists, BB = β-blockers, CA = calcium antagonists, NTG = nitroglycerin, SL = sublingual. Source: IMS Health Canada, Canadian CompuScript Audit® database.
Figure 2: Costs for cardiovascular medications by year, from 1996 to 2006. Source: IMS Health Canada, Canadian Compu-Script Audit® database.
Figure 3: Annual cost for cardiovascular medications in Canada per 100 000 population, for the period 1996–2006. Each bar represents 1 year of data between 1996 and 2006. Percent changes were calculated as 2006 data in relation to 1996 data. AC = anticoagulants, ACE = angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, AP = thienopyridine antiplatelets, ARB = angiotensin-receptor antagonists, BB = β-blockers, CA = calcium antagonists, NTG = nitroglycerin, SL = sublingual. Source: IMS Health Canada, Canadian CompuScript Audit® database.
Figure 4: Expenditures for cardiovascular drugs per 100 000 population by province, 1996 and 2006. Source: IMS Health Canada, Canadian CompuScript Audit® database.