"Identifying Information: Name","Prescribed Drug Spending per Capita"
"Identifying Information: Short/Other Names","Not applicable"
"Identifying Information: Description","The indicator measures how much is spent on prescribed drugs per person."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Rationale","The indicator was developed to provide information about how much, on average, a person spends on prescribed drugs. Prescribed drug spending and the population can influence indicator results."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Interpretation","A higher indicator result means there was more spending on prescribed drugs per person without considering population age and sex profiles and other utilization factors."
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: HSP Framework Dimension","ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ system resources"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Areas of Need","Not applicable"
"Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks: Targets/Benchmarks","Not applicable"
"Available Data Years","1975
 to 2024"
"Available Data Years: Type of Year",Calendar
"Availability of Results: Geographic Coverage","All provinces/territories"
"Reporting Level/Disaggregation",National
"Result Updates: Indicator Results","National ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Expenditures Trends"
"Update Frequency","Every year"
"Result Updates: Latest Results Update Date","November 2024"
"Result Updates: Updates","Not applicable"
"Indicator Calculation: Description","The indicator is calculated by dividing prescribed drug spending by the population."
"Indicator Calculation: Type of Measurement",Number
"Indicator Calculation: Number or Rate",Dollars
"Denominator: Description:","Population at provincial and national levels"
"Numerator: Description:","Prescribed drug spending"
"Numerator: Inclusions:","Substances considered to be drugs under the Food and Drugs Act that are sold for human use as the result of a prescription from a health professionalDispensing fees, markups and appropriate taxes"
"Numerator: Exclusions:","Therapeutic drug products not requiring a prescriptionPersonal health suppliesDrugs dispensed in hospital and, generally, in other institutions"
"Method of Adjustment","Not applicable"
"Adjustment Applied",None
"Indicator Calculation: Geographic Assignment","Place of service"
"Data Sources",NHEX
"Quality Statement: Caveats and Limitations","Data contained in the National ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Expenditure Database is estimated. The data is collected from diverse sources and includes varying classes of financial information. The data is collected and classified according to methods established by a review committee. CIHI's analysts and external experts continue to improve the comprehensiveness, accuracy and currency of the data to provide the most complete and objective estimates possible. Notwithstanding this, national health expenditure data is estimated and should be used accordingly."
"Quality Statement: Trending Issues","In the process of compiling the national health expenditure series from year to year, new information becomes available, methods and concepts are refined and data sources are improved. The data is revised to reflect these enhancements."
"Quality Statement: Comments","Not applicable"
References,"Not applicable"