Figures & data
Table 1 Number of COPD patients and prescriptions of each medication from 2008 to 2013
Table 2 Changes in the cost of prescribed medication for COPD per patient over the 6 years (all costs are in US dollars)
Table 3 Change in the number of prescriptions and cost over the 6 years (all costs are in US$1,000)
Figure 1 Change in the number of LABA prescriptions over the 6 years.
Abbreviation: LABA, long-acting beta-2 agonist.
![Figure 1 Change in the number of LABA prescriptions over the 6 years.Abbreviation: LABA, long-acting beta-2 agonist.](/cms/asset/62c0ec50-fbac-4e68-81d8-c3cc3401a0df/dcop_a_121687_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2 Change in the number of LAMA prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 2 Change in the number of LAMA prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/0f75624d-c9b0-4ec0-bce6-dbc809a48156/dcop_a_121687_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 Change in the number of ICS prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 3 Change in the number of ICS prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/cc16a8ff-14e7-40df-810b-6aa07ab482e1/dcop_a_121687_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4 Change in the number of ICS + LABA prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 4 Change in the number of ICS + LABA prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/f8228890-552c-4906-bf50-ba53bf3a4f1f/dcop_a_121687_f0004_b.jpg)
Figure 5 Change in the number of PDE-4 inhibitor prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 5 Change in the number of PDE-4 inhibitor prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/f853e74a-c4e9-4023-a67c-46c83f37e4b7/dcop_a_121687_f0005_b.jpg)
Figure 6 Change in the number of LTRA prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 6 Change in the number of LTRA prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/e42af4a1-ee0f-4da2-964f-70aba567bb24/dcop_a_121687_f0006_b.jpg)
Figure 7 Change in the number of OCS prescriptions over the 6 years.
![Figure 7 Change in the number of OCS prescriptions over the 6 years.](/cms/asset/a08e2b57-71c0-4ef6-94f8-02d79ee345f4/dcop_a_121687_f0007_b.jpg)
Figure 8 Change in the number of SABA prescriptions over the 6 years.
Abbreviation: SABA, short-acting beta-2 agonist.
![Figure 8 Change in the number of SABA prescriptions over the 6 years.Abbreviation: SABA, short-acting beta-2 agonist.](/cms/asset/1e60179c-09a3-4cef-b502-707bb5d5404a/dcop_a_121687_f0008_b.jpg)
Figure 9 Change in the number of SAMA prescriptions over the 6 years.
Abbreviation: SAMA, short-acting muscarinic antagonist.
![Figure 9 Change in the number of SAMA prescriptions over the 6 years.Abbreviation: SAMA, short-acting muscarinic antagonist.](/cms/asset/99e470b7-a3a9-4461-953f-c11402fe118a/dcop_a_121687_f0009_b.jpg)