Trends in Anticonvulsants Utilization and Expenditures for the U.S. Civilian … Population, 1999 and 2009
http://meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st372/stat372.pdf
Presents trends in use and spending for outpatient prescription anticonvulsants for the years 1999 and 2009. Inflation adjusted total expenses increased from $3.3 billion in 1999 to $10.6 billion in 2009 while the number of people receiving such prescriptions increased from 8.6 million to 15.2 million. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality