Physician Prescribing Patterns–

Abstract
The purpose of this report is to delineate the different therapies prescribed in the outpatient setting for the various age groups in our population. The data were derived from a special tabulation of unpublished figures by the National Disease and Therapeutic Index, available from I.M.S. America, Ltd. The data provide a general introduction to the volume of drug use by age groups, and the appearance of drug products from the 100 most frequently prescribed list. Additionally, a more refined picture of differences among age groups by therapeutic category is presented.