Cholesterol, Diabetes Medications Top List of Prescription Drug Expenses for Medicare Recipients

Mostly the drugs of the fat.

Medicare beneficiaries 65 years of age and older spend more on drugs to control diabetes and lower cholesterol than any other prescription medications, according to a statistical brief published in February by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

According to Expenditures for the Top Five Therapeutic Classes of Outpatient Prescription Drugs, Medicare Beneficiaries, Age 65 and Older, nearly one quarter of all prescription drugs purchased by this population in 2007 were metabolic agents. Such medications are used primarily to manage diabetes and cholesterol and may also be indicated for weight control..

Kudos, fatsos.