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NEWS UPDATE : Spending on Medicines (Spending Growth 2010) - Spend grew 2.3% but largest segments grew slower or declined. Spending on branded drugs totaled $229Bn, but declined by 0.7%, while spending on unbranded generics increased 21.7% and branded generics by 4.5%. Spending on medicines mainly dispensed by primary care physicians grew by 0.5%, while those medicines primarily used by specialists grew by 4.8%. Small molecule spending totaled $240Bn, an increase of 0.5% as biologics grew by 6.6%, amounting to $67Bn. Spending on drugs through retail channels increased by 2.0%, while institutional channels rose by 3.0%. Oral forms of medicines declined by 0.1%, but spending on injectables increased by 5.7%.

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