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Multiple Counties, SC
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County DDI Rates [04/01/08 - 09/30/08]
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County PIM Rates [04/01/08 - 09/30/08]
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Rates within Demographic Groups
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| Demographics | DDI | PIM |
| N | % | N | % |
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| South Carolina | | | | |
| 65-74 | 101,296 | 8.4 | 118,237 | 24.0 |
| 75-84 | 61,960 | 10.6 | 70,362 | 25.9 |
| GE 85 | 22,310 | 9.7 | 25,149 | 26.3 |
| LT 65 | 79,689 | 7.5 | NA | NA |
| Other | 2,717 | 5.8 | 2,294 | 20.8 |
| White | 184,783 | 8.4 | 166,670 | 25.7 |
| Black | 77,755 | 9.7 | 56,907 | 22.7 |
| Female | 171,148 | 9.1 | 147,683 | 29.5 |
| Male | 94,107 | 8.2 | 78,188 | 16.1 |
| Summary | 265,255 | 8.8 | 225,871 | 24.8 |
Eligible Population
Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a prescription drug plan (PDP) or a Medicare
Advantage prescription drug plan (MA-PD).
Exclusions:
- Died during measurement period
- Missing date of service or product ID on
any claim
- Actively enrolled in multiple plans concurrently during the measurement
period
- Not enrolled for at least 5 of the 6 months during the measurement period
DDI: Drug-Drug Interaction
Percentage of Part D enrollees prescribed selected object or precipitant drugs who
have claims for potential drug-drug interactions. An object drug is the drug in
which effects or pharmacokinetics are impacted by subsequent administration of another
drug (precipitant drug). A precipitant drug triggers the change in effects or pharmacokinetics
of another drug being administered (object drug).
PIM: Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Percentage of Part D enrollees (>= 65 yrs old) with >= 1 claims for a Part
D drug who have >= 1 potentially inappropriate medications
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